Rheumatology

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

2. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

3. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

5. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

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

9. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

10. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

13. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

14. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

15. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

18. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

19. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

21. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

22. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

23. 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:

24. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

25. Infliximab is directed against:

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

27. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

28. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

30. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

31. Lyme arthritis is:

32. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

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

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

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

37. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

38. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

39. Gout may be treated by all except:

40. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

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

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

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

46. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

47. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

49. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

50. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except: