Diagnosis and management of psoriatic arthropathy in primary care
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Diagnosis and management of psoriatic arthropathy in primary care.
ExtEnt of thE unDErDIagnosIs Psoriasis arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease, affecting predominantly skin and joints (Figure 1). Skin psoriasis develops before arthritis in the majority of cases, with a typical time lag of 5 to 10 years. However, around 20% of PsA patients never develop psoriasis.1 The prevalence of psoriasis in the UK is approximately 2% of the adult population.2...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14x681181