Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Nail Involvement in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis.
Bilal KulaksızDeniz PalamarTugce Ozekli MisirliogluKenan AkgunRana TerlemezPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2024)
The thickness of the proximal nail unit adjacent to the insertion of the digital extensor tendon, which is considered as the enthesis area, is similar to the patients with PsA in patients with ax-SpA, especially in the fourth and fifth fingers compared to the control group. On the other hand, almost no structural changes in nail plates were observed in patients with ax-SpA group.