Rheumatology

1. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

3. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

11. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

12. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

14. Gout may be treated by all except:

15. Lyme arthritis is:

16. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

18. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

19. Infliximab is directed against:

20. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

21. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

22. Raynaud’s phenomenon is not a feature of:

23. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

24. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

26. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

29. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

30. If a patient with scleroderma with Raynaud’s phenomenon immerses their hand in cold water, the hand will:

31. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

32. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

33. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

35. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

40. TNF-antagonist used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is:

41. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

42. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

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

46. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

47. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

48. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

49. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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