Rheumatology

1. Gout may be treated by all except:

2. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

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

6. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

7. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

16. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

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

19. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

21. Colchicine may be used in all except:

22. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

24. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

25. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

26. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

28. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

30. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

31. Which of the following is false regarding anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody?

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

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

34. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

35. Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis) is associated with the deposition of crystals of:

36. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

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

40. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

41. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

42. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

43. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

45. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

48. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

49. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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