Rheumatology

1. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

3. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

6. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

7. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

9. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

10. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

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

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

15. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

16. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

17. 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:

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

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

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

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

22. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

23. Still’s disease is classically associated with all except:

24. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

26. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

28. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

30. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

31. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

32. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

33. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

34. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

35. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

36. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

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

40. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

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

44. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

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

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

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

49. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

50. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except: