Rheumatology

1. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

4. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

5. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

6. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

8. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

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

11. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

14. Which is not true in pleural disease of rheumatoid arthritis?

15. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

17. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

19. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

21. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

22. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

23. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

25. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

26. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

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

29. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

31. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

32. Heberden’s node is seen in:

33. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

34. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

36. All are extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis except:

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

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

39. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

41. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

42. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

44. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

45. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

46. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

47. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

48. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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