Background: To our knowledge, the correlation between ultrasonographic enthesopathy and severity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been done before. However, the correlation between ultrasonography of enthesopathy and the Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) have not been done.
Aim: To compare the results of ultrasonographic enthesopathy of foot and PASDAS in PsA.
Materials And Methods: A total of 65 PsA patients were involved and divided into two groups. The first group of 35 active PsA and the second group of 30 ages and sex matched inactive PsA as a control group were recruited in this study. Both groups were evaluated by examination, radiological findings and ultrasonography.
Results: Of 70 entheses in 35 active PsA patients, the most entheseal abnormalities were tender plantar fascia (18.5%), tender Achilles tendon (37.8%). PASDAS was a direct highly significant correlated with plantar fascia and Achilles tendon thickness in in active PsA (r = 0.823 and r = 0.796, p < 0.001 respectively).
Conclusion: Musculoskeletal US is an accurate and low-cost method for assessment of enthesopathy with significant correlation to disease activities in psoriatic arthritis.
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Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland.
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Objectives: Describe patterns of pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment and evaluate receipt of minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety in individuals with inflammatory arthritis (IA).
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Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background: Despite the well-documented immune dysregulation in both psoriasis and Sjögren's syndrome (SS), the specific link between these two autoimmune diseases has not been extensively explored. The present study aims to investigate the impact of psoriasis on the risk of SS.
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Servicio de Reumatología e Inmunología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia; Grupo de Inmunología Clínica Aplicada, Hospital Militar Central, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia; Grupo de Inmunología Celular y Molecular - InmuBo, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia.
Unlabelled: Introducción. La artritis psoriásica es una enfermedad compleja y los antígenos leucocitarios humanos (Human Leukocyte Antigen, HLA) son un factor clave en el desarrollo de la enfermedad. En Latinoamérica, hay pocos datos sobre dichos antígenos en pacientes con artritis psoriásica.
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