Rheumatology

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

2. Hyperostosis may be a complication of systemic therapy with:

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

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

5. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

6. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

7. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

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

10. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

11. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

13. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

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

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

17. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

19. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

20. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

21. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

22. Which of the following is usually not a skin lesion of SLE?

23. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

25. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

26. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

27. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

28. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

29. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

30. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

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

34. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

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

38. Infliximab is directed against:

39. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

40. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a combination of SLE, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and  __?

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

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

43. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

44. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except:

45. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

47. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

48. Which of the following is not a recognised complication of SLE?

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

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