Rheumatology

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

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

3. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

4. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

5. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

6. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

10. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

12. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

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

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

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

16. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

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

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

20. Myopathy may develop from all except:

21. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

23. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

24. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

25. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

27. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

29. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

33. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

36. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

37. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

39. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

40. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

41. Lyme arthritis is:

42. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

43. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

44. Pseudogout may result from all except:

45. 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:

46. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

47. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

48. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

49. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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