Problems with the definition of axial and peripheral disease patterns in psoriatic arthritis.

Psoriatic arthritis of temporomandibular joint with ankylosis :a case report

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory proliferative disorder of the skin that appears in many different forms and affect different parts of the body including the nails and joints. It may affect the quality of life by causing psychosocial stress. Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy with involvement of axial and peripheral joints. Involvement of temporomo andibular joint is a...

Problems with the definition of axial and peripheral disease patterns in psoriatic

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IN 300 PSORIATIC PATIENTS IN IMA M REZA HO SPITAL, MASH H AD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

In order to study the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in Imam Reza Hospital and determine the effects of factors like age, sex, familial history, type of skin involvement, nail involvement and duration of disease on psoriatic arthritis, 300 psoriatic patients over a period of 4 years were admitted and examined in the Department of Dermatology and Rheumatology in Imam Reza Teaching Hospita...

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...

Patterns of psoriatic arthritis.

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical patterns of arthritis in psoriasis. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Combined Military Hospital, Kharian Cantonment, Pakistan, from January to December 2007. METHODOLOGY One hundred consecutive patients with psoriasis reporting to dermatology outpatient department were included. Pregnant ladies (due to X-ray ...