Psoriatic arthritis and other spondyloarthritides

The spondyloarthritides (SpA) are a group of overlapping chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, the most common being psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis. Other, less common diseases within the SpA family include reactive arthritis, enteropathic arthritis and SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis). Shared features include a propensity to affect the peripheral and axial skeleton through enthesitis and synovitis, cutaneous and/or nail psoriasis, uveitis, inflammatory bowel disease, the absence of rheumatoid factor and an increased frequency of HLA-B27 variants.

Source: Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Deepak Rohit Jadon, Beverly Cheok Kuan Ng Tags: Spondyloarthropathies Source Type: research