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Interplay between environmental factors, articular involvement, and HLA-B27 in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 1992
Scarpa R, Del Puente A, di Girolamo C, della Valle G, Lubrano E, Oriente P
Abstract excerpt
Medical records of 138 patients with psoriatic arthritis and 138 with rheumatoid arthritis were reviewed for the occurrence of an environmental factor triggering arthritis. Twelve (9%) of the patients with psoriatic arthritis had had an acute disorder immediately preceding onset of arthritis (an operation in four cases, articular trauma in three, abortion in two, myocardial infarction, thrombophlebitis, and...
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