Rheumatology

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

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

3. All of the following indicate poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis except:

4. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

5. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

6. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

7. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

9. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

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

12. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

13. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

14. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Lyme arthritis is:

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

28. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

30. Aseptic necrosis of bone is not a feature of:

31. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

34. 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:

35. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

36. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

38. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

39. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

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

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

43. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

44. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

46. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

47. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

49. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

50. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by: