Rheumatology

1. Drug-induced SLE is not commonly associated with:

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

3. Rose-Waaler test (RF) is positive in rheumatoid arthritis in:

4. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

6. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

7. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

8. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

11. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

13. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

14. Penicillamine and colchicine both are used in the treatment of:

15. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

16. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

17. Myopathy may develop from all except:

18. Which organ involvement does not occur in progressive systemic sclerosis?

19. Bouchard’s nodes in osteoarthritis are seen in:

20. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

21. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

22. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

23. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

24. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

25. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

26. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

27. HLA-B27 tissue typing is not associated with:

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

29. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

30. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

31. Infliximab is directed against:

32. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

33. Colchicine may be used in all except:

34. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

35. Which of the following is false regarding anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody?

36. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

38. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

39. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

41. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

42. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

43. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

44. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

45. Gout may be treated by all except:

46. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

47. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

48. Avascular necrosis of bone is a recognised association in all except:

49. Which of the following conditions is not associated with carpal tunnel syndrome?

50. Which of the following is not an extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?