Rheumatology

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

2. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

3. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

5. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

6. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

9. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

10. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

11. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

12. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

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

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

17. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

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

20. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

22. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

23. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

24. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

25. Colchicine may be used in all except:

26. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

27. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

28. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

31. Gout may be treated by all except:

32. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

33. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

34. Lyme arthritis is:

35. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

36. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

37. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

38. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

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

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

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

42. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

43. Infliximab is directed against:

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

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

46. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

47. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

48. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

49. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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