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Monday, 2 June 2008
Psoriatic arthropathy
asymetrical arthropathy involving mainly the DIJ.
there is pitting of the nail and onycholysis.
(look for patches of psoiasis in the skin)
radiological features:
1-fluffy periostitis
2-destruction of the small joints
3-pencil cup appearance
4-deformity
what are the different types of psoriaric arthropathy?
what are the lines of management?
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types of psoriatic arthropathy:
ReplyDelete1-asymetrical DIJ arthropathy
2-rheumatoid like hand
3-asymerical large joint monoarthropathy
4-spondyloarthropathy and sacroilitis
5-artheritis mulitans
the most common type is actually rheumatoid like hands. The classical type is more closely linked to skin findings
ReplyDelete1. DIP joint involvement (like OA)
ReplyDelete2. Sero-ve arthritis (like RA)
3. Sacroilitis
4. Oligo/monoarthritis
5. Arthritis mutilans
Actually the most common is asymmetrical oligoarthropathy
ReplyDeletethe most common type is actually rheumatoid like hands. The classical type is more closely linked to skin findings
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