ArticleClinical rheumatology2019
The ultrasonographic study of the nail reveals differences in patients affected by inflammatory and degenerative conditions.
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- Assessment and Monitoring of Nail Psoriasis with Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasound: Preliminary Results.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Nail Ultrasound in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Systematic study on nail plate assessment: differences in nail plate shape, thickness, power Doppler signal and scanning approach.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Article
- Imaging of the nail unit in psoriatic patients:A systematic scoping review of techniques and terminology.Experimental dermatology · 2022Article
- Usefulness of Ultrasound Examination in the Assessment of the Nail Apparatus in Psoriasis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Comparison of Clinical Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis vs. Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Literature Review.Rheumatology and therapy · 2022Review
- A Systematic Review of the Inclusion of Non-Inflammatory Ultrasonographic Enthesopathy Findings in Enthesitis Scoring Indices.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A preliminary study of post-progressive nail-art effects on in vivo nail plate using optical coherence tomography-based intensity profiling assessment.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Recent Advances in Imaging for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Prognosis of Psoriatic Arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND
objectivesThe nail unit is a subject of interest in several diseases, often involving different medical fields. Even if few data are available for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, no data regarding ultrasonography and imaging are present for other degenerative and inflammatory conditions. The aim of this study was to explore through imaging the changes of nail and enthesis in inflammatory and degenerative conditions in order to find qualitative and quantitative changes related to distal interphalangeal joints.
methodsThe study sample was composed of 51 patients affected by psoriatic arthritis, 31 affected by psoriasis, 37 subjects with rheumatoid arthritis, 34 with osteoarthritis and 50 healthy controls for a total of 203 individuals. Ultrasonography of the nails was performed after clinical evaluation in a cross-sectional study design by blinded ultrasonographers who were blind to patient data. Data about power Doppler signal of the nail bed, tendon entheses, thickness of nail plate and nail bed were recorded.
resultsPatients affected by psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis differ from other subgroups, and power Doppler signal at the enthesis seems to be an exclusive feature of psoriatic arthritis (Pearson's chi-square of 5297 and p < 0.001 with adjusted residuals). Nail plate thickness also differs in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but surprisingly in osteoarthritis, too, with similar results.
conclusionsThis study provides qualitative and quantitative data regarding the ultrasonographic features of nails in several rheumatic diseases with a potential role of ultrasonography in characterising them.
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