Girolimetto, N, Giovannini, I, Crepaldi, G et al. (8 more authors) (2021) Psoriatic Dactylitis: Current Perspectives and New Insights in Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (12). 2604. ISSN 2077-0383
Abstract
Dactylitis, one of the most typical features of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), is the diffuse swelling of the digits and is determined by the involvement of different anatomic structures, including: the subcutaneous fibrous tissue “accessory pulley” system; flexor tendons, with their related structures; the articular synovium; the small enthesis of the hands. Dactylitis is currently considered both a marker of disease activity and severe prognosis and its importance in PsA is emphasized by the inclusion in the classification criteria of PsA. This review focuses on the role of imaging in the management of PsA patients with dactylitis in clinical practice and in a research setting. Furthermore, imaging could be a valuable tool to assist in unravelling some of the underlying mechanisms of the onset and chronicization of dactylitis in PsA patients.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | dactylitis; psoriatic arthritis; ultrasound; imaging; score |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2021 11:55 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/jcm10122604 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175626 |