Rheumatology

1. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

2. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

4. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

5. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

7. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

10. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

12. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

13. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

16. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

17. All are extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis except:

18. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

19. Rheumatoid arthritis patients confront an increased risk of developing all except:

20. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

22. Colchicine may be used in all except:

23. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

25. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

28. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

30. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

32. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

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

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

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

37. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

38. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

39. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

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

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

43. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

44. Regarding drug-induced SLE, which is false?

45. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

46. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

48. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

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