Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute 2009 M.D Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy tember [KV 186] SubCode: 2080 Branch XX – Part I – I (Candidates admitted from 2004-05 to 2008- onwa

I. ANATOMY - Answer any TWO questions.

1. Dendritic cells of the epidermis

2. Keratinosomes

3. Dermoepidermal junction.

II. PHYSIOLOGY - Answer any TWO questions.

1. Percutaneous absorption

2. Functions of skin

3. Pathway of itch.

III. BIO-CHEMISTRY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Keratin

2. Sebum

IV. PATHOLOGY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Microabscesses

2. Tuberculoid granuloma

V. PHARMACOLOGY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Tachyphylaxis

2. Calcineurin inhibitors

VI. MICROBIOLOGY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Ultrastructure of M. leprae

2. Polymerase chain reaction.

SECTION B VENEREOLOGY

I. ANATOMY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Prostate gland

2. Pearly penile papules.

II. PHYSIOLOGY - Answer ALL TWO questions.

1. Mucous

2. Physiological urethral discharge in males

III. BIO-CHEMISTRY - Answer any ONE question.

1. Vaginal PH

2. Prostatic fluid.

IV. PATHOLOGY - Answer any ONE question.

1. Pseudobubo

2. Histopathology of chancroid.ulcers.

V. PHARMACOLOGY - Answer any ONE question.

1. Drug resistance in gonorrhoea

2. Protease inhibitors.

VI. MICROBIOLOGY - Answer any ONE question.

1. Clue cells.

2. HIV virus.