Rheumatology

1. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, the principal organ involved is:

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

3. 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:

4. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

6. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

8. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

9. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

10. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

11. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

12. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

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

15. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

16. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

18. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

19. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

20. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

21. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

22. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

23. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

24. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

26. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

27. Which organ involvement does not occur in progressive systemic sclerosis?

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

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

30. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

31. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

33. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

34. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

36. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

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

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

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

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

41. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

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

44. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

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

48. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

50. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?