Psoriatic arthritis as a distinct disease entity Psoriatic arthritis as a distinct disease entity Psoriatic arthritis as a distinct disease entity Psoriatic arthritis as a distinct disease entity Psoriatic arthritis as a distinct disease entity

ABSTRACT ABSTRACT and Geriatrics. Taipo Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized by joint inflammation associated Hospital, and *Division of Rheumatology, with cutaneous psoriasis. For many years, the amount of attention directed to PsA had been less than that for Department of Medicine various other arthropathies. With the advances in understanding its pathogensis, it is now recognized as a and Therapeutics, The distinct disease entity with characteristic features. Psoriatic arthritis has a greater tendency towards asymmetric Chinese University of oligoarticular involvement, distal interphalangeal involvement and spondylitis. Associated features such as Hong Kong, Hong Kong enthesitis and dactylitis are more common. Specific radiological features include ankylosis and bone resorption. With the availability of potent new therapeutic agents for psoriasis and PsA, interest in research and clinical care for these conditions has been reinvigorated. Anti-TNF therapy has achieved encouraging efficacy in both Correspondence: the joints and skin disease, improving function and quality of life and inhibiting radiological progression measured