Rheumatology

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

2. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

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

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

7. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

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

10. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

12. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

15. Pseudogout may result from all except:

16. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

17. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

18. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

19. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

20. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

22. Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase is beneficial in the treatment of:

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

24. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

26. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

27. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

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

31. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

32. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

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

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

35. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

36. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

39. Rose-Waaler test (RF) is positive in rheumatoid arthritis in:

40. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

42. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

43. 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:

44. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

45. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

46. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

47. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

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

50. Brucella arthritis commonly affects: