Rheumatology

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

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

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

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

5. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

7. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Gout may be treated by all except:

16. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

17. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

18. 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:

19. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

20. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

21. Highest incidence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is found in:

22. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

24. Myopathy may develop from all except:

25. Lyme arthritis is:

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

27. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

29. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

31. Colchicine may be used in all except:

32. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

33. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

35. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

36. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

37. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

46. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

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

49. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

50. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with: