O12  Dactylitis is associated with greater disease severity, CRP, ultrasound determined synovitis, and erosive damage in DMARD-naïve early PsA

Conclusion This study identifies dactylitis as a clinical indicator for an aggressive phenotype with significantly greater TJC, SJC, CRP, US synovitis and US defined erosions in DMARD-naïve early PsA. Longitudinal follow-up will determine if dactylitis represents poor prognosis. Dactylitis may be a useful discriminator for risk stratification in future PsA management strategies and clinical trials.Disclosure S. Dubash: None.O.A. Alabas: None.X. Michelena: None.L. Garcia-Montoya: None.R. Wakefield: None.A. Tan: None.P. Helliwell: None.P. Emery: None.D. McGonagle: None.H. Marzo-Ortega: None.
Source: Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research