Rheumatology

1. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

2. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

5. 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:

6. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

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

8. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

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

11. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

13. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

14. Colchicine may be used in all except:

15. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

16. Which of the following conditions is not associated with carpal tunnel syndrome?

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

18. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

19. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

21. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

22. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

23. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

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

26. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

28. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

30. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

31. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

32. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

34. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

35. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

36. Pseudogout may result from all except:

37. Which of the following is not a side effect of penicillamine?

38. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, the principal organ involved is:

39. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

40. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

42. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

43. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

45. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

46. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

47. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

48. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

50. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to: