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The link between enthesitis and arthritis in psoriatic arthritis: a switch to a vascular phenotype at insertions may play a role in arthritis development.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Aydin Sibel Z, Ash Zoe R, Tinazzi Ilaria, Castillo-Gallego Concepción, Kwok Chung, Wilson Caroline, Goodfield Mark, Gisondi Paolo, Tan Ai Lyn, Marzo-Ortega Helena, Emery Paul, Wakefield Richard J, McGonagle Dennis G
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OBJECTIVE: Subclinical enthesopathy is recognised in both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study used ultrasonography with power Doppler (PD) to test the hypothesis that subclinical enthesopathy in PsA was associated with an 'inflammatory' or vascular phenotype compared to that seen in psoriasis. METHODS: 100 patients with a mean age of 46.3 years (SD 15) (42 with psoriasis and 58 with PsA) and 23...
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