Q-3. Koplik’s spots typically appear:
a) Before the exanthem
b) At the same time as the exanthem
c) 1 week after the exanthem
d) 6 weeks after the exanthem
Answer: 14 days
Explanation:
Koplik’s spots are a prodromic viral enanthem of measles manifesting two to three days before the measles rash itself and pathognomonic for measles.
Important point:
The spots look like tiny grains of white sand, each surrounded by a red ring. They are found especially on the buccal mucosa opposite the 1st and 2nd upper molars.