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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024

Ultrasonographic Synovitis Is Associated with the Development of Joint Destruction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.

Yutaro Yamada, Kentaro Inui, Koji Mandai, Kenji Mamoto, Tatsuya Koike, Chiharu Tateishi, Daisuke Tsuruta, Tadashi Okano

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Yutaro YamadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Kentaro InuiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Koji MandaiMikunigaoka Mandai Orthopaedic Clinic, Osaka 590-0024, Japan.
Kenji MamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Tatsuya KoikeSearch Institute for Bone and Arthritis Disease (SINBAD), Wakayama 649-2211, Japan.
Chiharu TateishiDepartment of Dermatology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Daisuke TsurutaDepartment of Dermatology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Tadashi OkanoCenter for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8849-9824

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Eli Lilly (Japan) 3910
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Abstract

backgroundPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) is characterized by enthesitis. As persistent inflammation around joints results in bone and cartilage destruction and physical impairment, a detailed assessment of inflammation is essential. We previously reported the difference between clinical assessment (tenderness) and ultrasound (US) assessment (inflammation) of entheses. Herein, we investigated whether clinical or US assessment of joints and entheses can predict the progression of joint destruction in Japanese patients with PsA.

methodsThirty joints and 14 entheses in 47 patients were assessed using US and clinical examination. The US greyscale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) scores at the ultrasonographic synovitis, the US active enthesitis count, and the clinical tender joint/entheses count were assessed. Additionally, the yearly radiographic progression of the Sharp-van der Heijde scoring method for PsA was assessed. Their correlations were investigated.

resultsAbout half of the patients with PsA experienced joint destruction during a follow-up period of 20.4 months. Progression of joint destruction in patients with PsA only correlated with joint GS and PD scores, reflecting the severity of ultrasonographic synovitis, not with the tender joint/entheses count.

conclusionsUS examinations are essential for preventing joint destruction and physical impairment in patients with PsA.

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enthesitispsoriatic arthritissynovitisultrasound

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PMID38929851
PMCPMC11205144

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