Rheumatology

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

2. ANF is not found in SLE when there is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

11. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

13. Infliximab is directed against:

14. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

16. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

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

18. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

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

22. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

23. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

26. Lyme arthritis is:

27. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

29. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

31. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

33. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

34. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

36. Pseudogout may result from all except:

37. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

38. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

40. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

41. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

44. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

45. c-ANCA (antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody) is diagnostic of:

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

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

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

49. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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