Joint and nail involvement in Turkish patients with psoriatic arthritis |
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Authors: | Mehmet Soy Nuran Karaca Elif U?ur Um?t Cemal Bes Süleyman P?sk?n |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine,Abant ?zzet Baysal University,G?lk?y, Bolu,Turkey;2.Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine,Trakya University,Edirne,Turkey;3.Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,Trakya University,Edirne,Turkey |
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Abstract: | Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune, chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by the association of arthritis
with psoriasis. In this paper, we explore the characteristics of joint and nail involvement in Turkish patients with psoriatic
arthritis. Forty patients with psoriasis (M/F, 18/22) and 49 (M/F, 25/24) subjects with psoriatic arthritis were included
in the study. Clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded. The distribution of the subjects with arthritis: (according
to the clinical and radiological findings): polyarticular, 65%; oligoarticular, 23%; isolated axial involvement, 7.7%; arthritis
mutilans, 3.8%; sacroiliitis, 19%. Nail involvement was significantly higher among patients with arthritis; i.e., 91 versus
32%; (P < 0.05). There were no correlation between the skin involvement pattern and the arthritis type (P > 0.05). Nevertheless, no relation was observed between the psoriasis duration and arthritis (P > 0.05). Nail involvement is a frequent feature of the psoriatic arthritis which may be a useful finding for differential
diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis from other inflammatory arthropathies. |
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Keywords: | Nail involvement Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis |
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