Dactylitis is one of the most typical features of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), with a high lifetime prevalence and inclusion in PsA clinical indices. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (Msk-US) can readily detect inflammatory involvement of finger anatomical structures particular to dactylitis and monitor therapeutic effects. In this study, we aim to identify the characteristic lesions in PsA dactylitis of the hands, assess the reliability of Msk-US in scoring those lesions and develop a DACTylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score.

Novel and reliable DACTylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score in psoriatic arthritis

Figus, Fabiana;Iagnocco, Annamaria
2020-01-01

Abstract

Dactylitis is one of the most typical features of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), with a high lifetime prevalence and inclusion in PsA clinical indices. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (Msk-US) can readily detect inflammatory involvement of finger anatomical structures particular to dactylitis and monitor therapeutic effects. In this study, we aim to identify the characteristic lesions in PsA dactylitis of the hands, assess the reliability of Msk-US in scoring those lesions and develop a DACTylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score.
2020
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psoriatic arthritis; spondyloarthritis; ultrasonography
Zabotti, Alen; Sakellariou, Garifallia; Tinazzi, Ilaria; Idolazzi, Luca; Batticciotto, Alberto; Canzoni, Marco; Carrara, Greta; De Lucia, Orazio; Figu...espandi
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