Rheumatology

1. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

3. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

7. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

9. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

11. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

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

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

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

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

17. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

19. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

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

22. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

25. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

26. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

28. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

29. Which of the following is not an extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?

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

31. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

33. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

34. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

36. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

37. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

38. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

40. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

42. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

43. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

44. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

47. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

48. Pseudogout may result from all except:

49. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

50. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by: