Rheumatology

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

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

3. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

4. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

6. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

7. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

8. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

9. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

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

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

13. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

14. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

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

18. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

19. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

21. Pseudogout may result from all except:

22. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

23. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

24. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

26. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

28. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

29. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

31. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

33. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

35. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

36. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

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

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

40. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

43. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

45. Myopathy may develop from all except:

46. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

47. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

48. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

49. Which of the following is the specific antibody for SLE?

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