ENTHESITIS AND PSORIATIC ONYCHOPATHY AS A FACTOR FOR PREDICTION OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IN PSORIASIS
- Authors: Sidorcika T.G.1, Linovs V.A.1, Radzina M.A.1, Rubins A.J.2, Rubins S.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Riga Stradiņš University
- University of Latvia
- Issue: Vol 94, No 1 (2018)
- Pages: 38-50
- Section: SHORT COMMUNICATION
- Submitted: 24.04.2018
- Accepted: 24.04.2018
- Published: 24.04.2018
- URL: https://vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/view/376
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25208/0042-4609-2018-94-1-38-50
- ID: 376
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Abstract
Psoriatic arthritis is a psoriasis-related spondyloarthropathy that occurs in 20–30 % of patients with psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis affects the patient’s quality of life indicators and are more often associated with disabilities of working age than psoriasis skin form. Nail psoriasis has been proposed as a predictor for the development of psoriatic arthritis. The inflammation involving the entheses, called enthesitis, is an early inflammatory change seen in psoriatic arthritis, and nail changes appear to result from the close relationship between the nail and the enthesis of the distal interphalangeal extensor tendon, one of the main entheseal compartments affected in psoriatic arthritis. Various imaging studies have demonstrated that there is a considerable proportion of undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis. Since early detection and treatment of psoriatic arthritis could, ultimately, allow the prevention of clinical and radiologic progression of the disease, there is the need to establish clinical indicators to detect this risk.
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About the authors
Tatyana G. Sidorcika
Riga Stradiņš University
Email: tatiana.sidorcika@gmail.com
Tatyana G. Sidorcika — Clinical Dermatovenerologist.
Dzirciema str., 16, Riga, LV-1007
РоссияViktor A. Linovs
Riga Stradiņš University
Email: viktor.linjov@gmail.com
Viktor A. Linovs — Researcher, Radiological Research Laboratory.
Gardenes str., 13, Riga, LV-1083
РоссияMaya A. Radzina
Riga Stradiņš University
Author for correspondence.
Email: mradzina@gmail.com
Maya A. Radzina — Dr. Sci. (Med.), Senior Researcher, Director, Radiological Research Laboratory.
Gardenes str., 13, Riga, LV-1083
РоссияAndris J. Rubins
University of Latvia
Email: andris.rubins@lu.lv
Andris Ya. Rubins — Dr. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Departmental Head, Department of Dermatovenerology of the Faculty of Medicine.
Raina blvd., 19, Riga, LV-1586
РоссияSylvester A. Rubins
University of Latvia
Email: silvestrs.rubins@gmail.com
Sylvester A. Rubins — Researcher, Ass. Prof., Department of Dermatovenerology of the Faculty of Medicine.
Raina blvd., 19, Riga, LV-1586
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