Classification and diagnostic criteria for psoriatic arthritis

Classification and diagnostic criteria for psoriatic arthritis.

BACKGROUND The study of psoriatic arthritis is difficult and has lagged behind the study of other arthropathies in that there are no universally agreed or properly validated case definitions. METHOD This paper examined the validity and practicality of the original Moll and Wright criteria and subsequent criteria sets. Key features discriminating between psoriatic and other arthropathies were ...

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria

Diabetes mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Four major types of diabetes have been defined: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diabetes secondary to other conditions. IDDM characteristically presents with prominent diabetes symptoms an...

Comparing bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Background: Changes in patients’ bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which can be due to the use of corticosteroid drugs to reduce patients' symptoms or due to the aging process in patients. In this study, we decided to compare BMD in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This study as a cross-sectional descrip...

Classification criteria and diagnostic tests for vasculitides.

Psoriatic arthritis criteria evaluation: CASPAR and Modified CASPAR.

Sirs, Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been evaluated as a separate disease since 1964 by the American College of RheumatologyACR (1). The first and the simpliest Moll & Wright criteria (2) were followed by a number of classification criteria, but none of them survived enough to be widely used. CASPAR criteria (CIASsification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis), are derived from a large internationa...