Rheumatology

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

2. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

3. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

4. Pseudogout may result from all except:

5. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

6. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

7. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

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

11. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

12. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

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

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

16. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

18. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

19. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

20. 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:

21. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

22. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

23. Infliximab is directed against:

24. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

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

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

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

29. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

32. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

33. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

34. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

35. All of the following indicate poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis except:

36. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

37. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

39. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

40. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

42. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

44. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

45. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

46. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

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

49. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

50. Heberden’s node is seen in: