Rheumatology

1. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

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

4. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

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

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

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

10. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

11. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

12. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

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

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

16. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

17. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

20. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

21. Gout may be treated by all except:

22. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

23. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

25. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

26. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

28. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

29. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

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

32. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

33. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

35. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

36. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

37. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

38. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

40. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

42. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

43. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

45. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

46. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

47. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

48. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

49. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

50. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by: