The severity and clinical appearance of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is markedly variable and the dermatologist plays an important role in identifying it at an early stage, before the joint damage becomes irreversible.1 Nail psoriasis(NP) is more frequent in patients with PsA than skin psoriasis2,3: about 50% of patients with NP complain of pain, stiffness or swelling of the interphalangeal joint in the absence of a diagnosis of arthropathy, suggesting that these symptoms may be a manifestation of a subclinical enthesitis potentially preceding PsA.4 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Balestri, R., Rech, G., Rossi, E., Starace, M., Malavolta, N., Bardazzi, F., et al. (2017). Natural history of isolated nail psoriasis and its role as a risk factor for the development of psoriatic arthritis: a single center cross sectional study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, 176, 1394-1397 [10.1111/bjd.15026].
Natural history of isolated nail psoriasis and its role as a risk factor for the development of psoriatic arthritis: a single center cross sectional study
BALESTRI, RICCARDO;RECH, GIULIA;STARACE, MICHELA;MALAVOLTA, NAZZARENA;BARDAZZI, FEDERICO;PATRIZI, ANNALISA;PIRACCINI, BIANCA MARIA
2017
Abstract
The severity and clinical appearance of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is markedly variable and the dermatologist plays an important role in identifying it at an early stage, before the joint damage becomes irreversible.1 Nail psoriasis(NP) is more frequent in patients with PsA than skin psoriasis2,3: about 50% of patients with NP complain of pain, stiffness or swelling of the interphalangeal joint in the absence of a diagnosis of arthropathy, suggesting that these symptoms may be a manifestation of a subclinical enthesitis potentially preceding PsA.4 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
