Rheumatology

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

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

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

4. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

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

8. Penicillamine and colchicine both are used in the treatment of:

9. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

10. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

11. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

12. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

14. 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:

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

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

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

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

19. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except:

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

21. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

22. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

23. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

24. Still’s disease does not give rise to:

25. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

29. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

30. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

31. Infliximab is directed against:

32. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

35. Colchicine may be used in all except:

36. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

39. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

42. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

43. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

45. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

46. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

47. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

49. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

50. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except: