Psoriatic arthritis appears in one in four skin psoriasis patients. Early detection of the presence of joint involvement and early interception of its developments may minimize long-term functional disability, and the radiological methods may be a perfect choice. To summarize and compare different imaging methods for diagnosing early-stage psoriatic arthritis and determine the necessity of joint examination in all psoriasis patients, several electronic databases, including MEDLINE and EMBASE, were searched for English language studies. A specific selection criterion followed the retrieval of studies. Thirteen studies were finally enrolled in the meta-analysis, eight of which compared the bone changes presentat on medical imaging examination between psoriasis patients without psoriatic arthritis and healthy people; three studies focused on differences between psoriatic arthritis patients and free joint involvement psoriasis patients shown on medical imaging tests. Medical imaging examination, including ultrasound (US), high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT scans (HR-pQCT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can be good choices for detecting the start of asymptomatic joint inflammation in psoriasis patients, which is essential to early detection and interception of joint damage to lower joint deformities and improve the future quality of life for patients. Additionally, the examination for psoriasis patients with arthralgia is also highly recommended.
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Rheumatol Int
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) significantly contributes to increased morbidity, reduced life expectancy, and higher healthcare costs due to the burden of comorbidities. This study assessed the prevalence of comorbidities in PsA patients in India and explored the influence of age and disease duration on these comorbidities.
Methods: The prospective, multicenter observational study was conducted across seven centers in India, utilizing data from the Indian Rheumatology Association.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
Background: Biologics are recommended for use in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) after the failure of conventional systemic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs). However, compared to csDMARDs, biologics are significantly more expensive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of biologic treatments for active PsA patients who have failed treatment with csDMARDs, from the perspective of the Chinese healthcare system.
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January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Objectives: To investigate serum lipid profile in early, treatment-naïve psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and to determine whether changes in classical lipids or apolipoproteins are specific to PsA.
Methods: Total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), HDL-c, triglycerides, apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) were compared in newly diagnosed untreated PsA patients (n=75) to sex- and age-matched controls (healthy control (HC)) (n=61) and early untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (n=50).
Results: Among classical lipid measurements, HDL-c levels were lower in PsA than in HC and RA (df 2, χ10, p=0.
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
January 2025
The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahata-nishi, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) presents various clinical manifestations, including skin lesions, peripheral arthritis, axial involvement, enthesitis, nail involvement, dactylitis, and uveitis. In addition, it causes a high incidence of lifestyle-related diseases and an increase in cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events. As the pathology of PsA has been clarified, molecular-targeted drugs targeting tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-17A/F, IL-17 receptor, IL-12/23(p40), IL-23p19, Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte Antigen-4 (CTLA-4), Janus kinase, and phosphodiesterase-4 have been developed and are widely used in clinical practice.
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January 2025
Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Background: Guselkumab has been shown to be safe and effective for the treatment of psoriasis in numerous randomized clinical trials and real-life studies. Real life data on treatment up to 4 years are lacking.
Objectives: The present study aims to estimate the drug survival DS, effectiveness, and safety of guselkumab over a period of 208 weeks (w).
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