Rheumatology

1. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

3. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

5. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

6. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

7. Pseudogout may result from all except:

8. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

9. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

10. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

11. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

12. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

14. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

15. Lyme arthritis is:

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

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

18. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

21. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

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

25. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

26. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

27. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

29. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

31. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

33. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

34. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

35. Colchicine may be used in all except:

36. Hyperostosis may be a complication of systemic therapy with:

37. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

39. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

40. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

41. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

46. Raynaud’s phenomenon is not a feature of:

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

48. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

49. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

50. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except: