Publications by authors named "Moataz Mohammed Samy Elbeblawy"
Value of entheseal ultrasonography and serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in the preclinical diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis.
Hanan Mohamed Farouk Afaf Abdel Alim Mostafa Sahar S Youssef Moataz Mohammed Samy Elbeblawy Naglaa Youssef Assaf
Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord
March 2010
Objective: To evaluate the utility of entheseal ultrasonography and serum COMP in the preclinical diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis.
Methods: 60 psoriatic patients were divided into: 30 patients with psoriasis (group I) and 30 patients with psoriatic arthritis as control (group II). They underwent independent clinical and ultrasonographic examination of both lower limbs at the calcaneal insertions of Achilles tendons.