Psoriatic arthritis: clinical, serological and imaging features

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who meet the CASPAR criteria and those with axial involvement additionally the ASAS criteria. This study aims at recording the clinical characteristics of PsA patients in Northwestern Greece. The present study also aims at investigating the effect of epidemiological parameters on disease activity. Furthermore primary goal of the current study was to investigate the therapeutic response of patients receiving synthetic and / or biological DMARDs. Finally, the study aims to investigate the potential effect of PsA activity on lipid profile of the patients. For the above purposes, a 5 years retrospective study has been performed. The present study indicated that: 1. PsA occurs mainly during the 4th to 5th decade of life, the predominant subtype at the onset of the disease is asymmetric oligoarthritis. Psoriatic spondylitis occurs in 7% with the frequency increasing to 20% when there is a simultaneous combinati ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/44899
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/44899
ND
44899
Alternative title
Ψωριασική αρθρίτιδα: κλινικά, ορολογικά και απεικονιστικά χαρακτηριστικά
Author
Migkos, Michail (Father's name: Panagiotis)
Date
2017
Degree Grantor
University of Ioannina
Committee members
Βούλγαρη Παρασκευή
Δρόσος Αλέξανδρος
Αργυροπούλου Μαρία
Μπασούκας Ιωάννης
Γαϊτάνης Γεώργιος
Ζήκου Αναστασία
Καλαμπόκης Γεώργιος
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesClinical Medicine
Medical and Health SciencesHealth Sciences
Keywords
Psoriatic arthritis; Epidemiological features; Treatment response; Lipid profile
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
213 σ., tbls., fig., ch.
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