Rheumatology

1. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

2. All are extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis except:

3. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

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

6. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

8. Sickle cell anaemia may be complicated by all except:

9. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

10. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

11. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

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

14. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

15. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

16. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

17. Which of the following is not a side effect of penicillamine?

18. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

20. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

21. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

22. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

24. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

25. HLA B-27 is usually detected in all except:

26. Which of the following is commonly involved in Paget’s disease?

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

28. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

30. Sjogren’s syndrome may be associated with all except:

31. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

33. Still’s disease does not give rise to:

34. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

35. Infliximab is directed against:

36. Which organ involvement is not included within the classic triad of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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

38. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

39. Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) may develop in all except:

40. Still’s disease is classically associated with all except:

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

42. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

43. In rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor is formed against:

44. Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis are commonly associated with:

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

46. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

47. A 20-year woman has repeated attacks of myalgia, non-deforming arthralgia, pericarditis and pleural effusion for two years. The laboratory screening test should be:

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

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

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