Rheumatology

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

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

3. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

4. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

5. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

7. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

9. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

10. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

11. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

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

14. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

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

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

18. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

19. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

21. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

22. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

23. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

25. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

27. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

28. Which of the following is the specific antibody for SLE?

29. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

30. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

31. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

32. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

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

35. 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:

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

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

38. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

39. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

40. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

41. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

42. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

43. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

44. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

45. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

46. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

47. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

48. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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