Dactylitis Is Associated With More Severe Axial Joint Damage and Higher Disease Activity in Axial Psoriatic Arthritis.

Shan-Shan LiNa DuShi-Hao HeXu LiangTian-Fang Li

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)

Our study demonstrated that patients with axPsA who had dactylitis had higher disease activity and more severe joint damage compared to those without dactylitis. Careful examination and proper management of axial involvement are recommended.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
oxidative stress
early onset
drug induced