Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex inflammatory disease with heterogeneous clinical features, which complicates psoriasis in 30% of patients. There are no diagnostic criteria or tests available. Diagnosis is most commonly made by identifying inflammatory musculoskeletal features in joints, entheses or the spine in the presence of skin and/or nail ...
Oliver Fitzgerald +2 more
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Psoriatic arthritis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Psoriasis is a multisystemic, inflammatory skin condition that can affect many areas of the body, but most commonly the extensor surfaces of the elbows and knees, and sometimes the intergluteal and umbilical area.
Vanessa Ocampo D, Dafna Gladman
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Assessing flares in patients with psoriatic arthritis using questionnaires [PDF]
Objectives The psoriatic arthritis (PsA) FLARE Questionnaire was developed to study flares in PsA. We aimed to validate the FLARE Questionnaire and compare it with the Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease 12-item Questionnaire (PsAID-12) to determine ...
Vinod Chandran +3 more
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Periods till psoriatic arthritis onset and diagnosis in Russian patients with moderate to severe psoriasis (according to psoriasis patient registry) [PDF]
Background. Early detection of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis remains an unmet medical need. Early diagnosis and treatment initiation in patients with psoriatic arthritis decreases the risk of adverse patient outcomes and improves ...
Alexey A. Kubanov, Elena V. Bogdanova
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Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy that affects approximately 6% to 48% of patients with psoriasis. Arthritis is not correlated with the extent of skin disease. Classic radiographic findings of the involved joint include erosion, ankylosis, and fluffy periostitis.
Michael Sean, Day +4 more
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The prevalence incidence of psoriatic onychodystrophy and the significance of its symptoms for the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis [PDF]
Background. There is a need to assess the diagnostic significance of the symptoms of nail damage, as well as available effective methods for diagnosing psoriatic arthritis in the early stages. Aims.
Anna V. Platonova +6 more
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Results of one-year treat-to-target strategy in early psoriatic arthritis: data of an open-label REMARCA study [PDF]
Objectives: to study efficacy of treat-to-target (T2T) strategy in early peripheral psoriatic arthritis (EPsA) after one year of treatment. Methods: 44 (M/F - 18/26) DMARD-naїve patients (pts) with active EPsA, according to the CASPAR criteria, mean age ...
T V Korotaeva +3 more
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The age at first cutaneous manifestation of psoriasis as a prognostic factor in the timing of psoriatic arthritis diagnosis [PDF]
Background. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of joints, spine and enthesis, which develops in 640% of patients with psoriasis and has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. Aims.
Elena V. Bogdanova
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Search for predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis [PDF]
Background. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints, spine and entheses that can occur in patients with psoriasis. The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis is 19.7%.
Olga G. Artamonova +4 more
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Patients with psoriasis are at risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, which can lead to irreversible joint damage. However, a proportion of patients with psoriasis and concomitant psoriatic arthritis remain undiscovered in practice.
Tamara W. van Hal +6 more
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