Rheumatology

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

2. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

4. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

5. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

7. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

9. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

11. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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

14. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

15. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

17. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

19. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

20. All of the following produce mutilated fingers/toes except:

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

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

23. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

25. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

26. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

27. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

29. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

30. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

32. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

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

35. Myopathy may develop from all except:

36. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

37. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

38. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

39. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

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

42. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

44. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

45. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

46. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

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

49. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

50. Positive ‘Dagger sign’ in X-ray of spine is a feature of: