Musculoskeletal ultrasound can improve referrals from dermatology to rheumatology for patients with psoriasis.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound can improve referrals from dermatology to rheumatology for patients with psoriasis. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Sep 10;: Authors: Solmaz D, Bakirci S, Al Onazi A, Al Osaimi N, Fahim S, Aydin SZ Abstract Psoriasis affects 1-3% of the population and up to 1/3 of psoriasis patients have underlying psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1 . Non-specific musculoskeletal complaints are even higher, being around 50%2 . Detecting early signs of PsA and early treatments are crucial to improve the outcomes to prevent progressive, damaging arthritis3 . Due to the high frequency of non-specific pain in psoriasis, it is not possible for every psoriasis patient with joint pain to be assessed by a rheumatologist. PMID: 31505032 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research