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KMID : 0388219950020020157
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Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1995 Volume.2 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.163
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Clinical Features of Psoriatic Arthritis (17 Cases)
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김태환/전재범/정성수/이인홍/배상철/유대현/김성윤
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Abstract
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Objective :
@EN To investigate the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of psoriatic arthritis.
@ES Methods :
@EN Seventeen patients with psoriatic arthritis were studied. The diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis was based on the presence of an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis, usually seronegative. Other rheumatic conditions were excluded.
@ES Results :
@EN 1) There were 8 men and 9 women(male to female ratio of 1:1.13) and mean age was 41 years old. 2) Thirteen patients developed arthritis an average of 7.3 years after the onsdet of psoriasis ; Three had a simultaneous onset of skin and joint
disease(within 6 months), while in one patient the arthritis prec4eded psoriasis by a 10 years. 3) Ten patients dhad nail lesions, and dactylitis was presented in 6 patients.4) The frequency of positive rheumatoid factor was 18 percent of the
patients,
and HLA-B27 was detected in 24 percent. 5) The prevalences of clinical patterns were as follows : oligoarthritis(41.2%), polyarthritis(29.4%), spondyloarthritis(23.5%) and athritis in distal joint(5.9%).
@ES Conclusion :
@EN In contrast to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis occured frequently in males as in females and oligoarthritis was the most common joint pattern.
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