Oct 20, 2022
Diagnosing psoriatic arthritis can be a challenging endeavor. Drs Cohen and Gladman discuss how they approach early diagnosis, ruling out mimics, and the literature on the subject to help clinicians diagnose and treat psoriatic arthritis in clinic.
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Resources
Psoriatic Arthritis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2196539-overview
Observational Cohort Studies: Lessons Learnt From the University of Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Program https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/50/1/25/1789865
Psoriatic Arthritis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4581554/
GRAPPA Treatment Recommendations: 2021 Update https://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2022/03/10/jrheum.211331
Psoriatic Arthritis: Performance of Rheumatologists in Daily Practice https://ard.bmj.com/content/61/3/219
The ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) Criteria – A Retrospective Feasibility, Sensitivity, and Specificity Study https://www.jrheum.org/content/39/1/154
Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Screening (ToPAS) Questionnaire: A Report From the GRAPPA 2009 Annual Meeting https://www.jrheum.org/content/jrheum/38/3/546.full.pdf
Prevention of Metacarpophalangeal Joints Structure Damage in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Using Secukinumab https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03623867