Abstract
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex inflammatory disease with heterogeneous clinical features, which complicates psoriasis in 30% of patients. There are no diagnostic criteria or tests available. Diagnosis is most commonly made by identifying inflammatory musculoskeletal features in joints, entheses or the spine in the presence of skin and/or nail psoriasis and in the usual absence of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide. The evolution of psoriasis to PsA may occur in stages, although the mechanisms are unclear. In many patients, there may be little or no relationship between severity of musculoskeletal inflammation and severity of skin or nail psoriasis. The reason for this disease heterogeneity may be explained by differences in genotype, especially in the HLA region. New targeted therapies for PsA have been approved with additional therapies in development. These developments have substantially improved both short-term and long-term outcomes including a reduction in musculoskeletal and skin manifestations and in radiographic damage. With efforts underway aimed at improving our understanding of the molecular basis for the heterogeneity of PsA, a personalized approach to treating PsA may become possible.
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V.C. acknowledges support of the Pfizer Chair Rheumatology Research Award from the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. L.C.C. is an NIHR Clinician Scientist funded by a National Institute for Health Research Clinician Scientist award. The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). Y.Y.L. is supported by National Medical Research Council, Singapore.
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- Psoriasis
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Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy, scaly patches commonly on the extensor aspects of the knees and elbows and in the scalp.
- Entheses
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The enthesis is the site of attachment of ligament to bone.
- Rheumatoid factor
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Rheumatoid factor is an anti-immunoglobulin antibody found commonly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide
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This peptide is an antibody found commonly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Uveitis
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Uveitis is inflammation of the uveal tract of the eye.
- Sacroiliitis
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Inflammation of the sacroiliac joints
- Synovitis
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Synovitis is inflammation of the synovial tissue, which is normally a thin layer of tissue lining the inside of joints.
- Joint erythema
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Joint erythema is one of the features of an inflamed joint or arthritis when the joint is red in appearance.
- Dactylitis
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Dactylitis is sausage-like swelling of a finger or toe.
- PEST questionnaire
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A questionnaire designed to screen for psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis.
- Treatment to target of remission
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Treatment to target of remission is where treatment is escalated according to patient response until a target of remission has been achieved.
- BASDAI question 2
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A questionnaire commonly used to assess disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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FitzGerald, O., Ogdie, A., Chandran, V. et al. Psoriatic arthritis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 7, 59 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-021-00293-y
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