Rheumatology

1. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

2. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

3. False-positive serological test (VDRL) persisting for 6 months is seen in all except:

4. Regarding drug-induced SLE, which is false?

5. Which is not used to treat acute gouty arthritis?

6. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

7. Cytoid (colloid) bodies in the retina are recognised finding in:

8. Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis) is associated with the deposition of crystals of:

9. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis usually do not include:

10. Which does not produce an erythematous butterfly-like lesion on face?

11. Osteomalacia may be produced by therapy with all except:

12. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, the principal organ involved is:

13. Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase is beneficial in the treatment of:

14. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

15. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

16. All are true regarding causes of Dupuytren’s contracture except:

17. ANF is not found in SLE when there is:

18. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

19. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

20. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

21. Anti-cytokine therapy is usually not associated with:

22. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

23. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

24. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

25. Which of the following is not associated with active SLE?

26. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

27. Rheumatoid arthritis patients confront an increased risk of developing all except:

28. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

29. Colchicine may be used in all except:

30. Classically which of the following does not produce polyarthralgia?

31. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

32. Raynaud’s phenomenon is not a feature of:

33. CREST syndrome is an aggregation of calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia and __?

34. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

35. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

36. Infliximab is directed against:

37. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

38. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

39. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

40. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

41. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

42. Scleroderma-like lesion may be produced by all except:

43. Osteosclerosis of the spine may be seen in all except:

44. Highest incidence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is found in:

45. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

46. c-ANCA (antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody) is diagnostic of:

47. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

48. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

49. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

50. Which of the following is recognised extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?