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What is the classic oral manifestation of measles?

  1. Positive Nikolsky sign
  2. Koplik spots
  3. White pseudomembrane
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Correct answer: B. Koplik spots

Koplik spots — small white/blue-grey spots with an erythematous halo, typically on the buccal mucosa — are the pathognomonic oral finding of measles, often appearing before the characteristic skin rash. A positive Nikolsky sign is associated with vesiculobullous diseases like pemphigus, not measles.

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