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Loo YP, Loo CH, Lim AL, Wong CK, Ali NBM, Khor YH, Tan WC. Prevalence and risk factors associated with psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis. Int J Rheum Dis 2023; 26:1788-1798. [PMID: 37485806 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune inflammatory arthritis that occurs with psoriasis and has profound impact on patients' physical and psychological well-being. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis. METHODS A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted over a 12-month period at the Dermatology Clinic, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia involving all consecutive psoriasis patients. CASPAR (ClASsification of Psoriatic ARthritis) criteria were used to diagnose psoriatic arthritis. RESULTS A total of 360 patients with psoriasis were recruited, of whom 107 (29.7%) had psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis patients had equal gender distribution and the mean age of arthritis onset was 40.7 ± 12.8 years. Psoriasis preceded arthritis in 81.3% of patients (n = 87) with a mean latency interval of 10.5 years. Polyarthropathy was the predominant subtype affecting 46.8% (n = 50) of patients, followed by oligoarthropathy (22.4%, n = 24), axial joint disease (5.6%, n = 6), predominant distal interphalangeal joint disease (2.8%, n = 3), and mixed subtype (22.4%, n = 24). Enthesitis and dactylitis occurred in 12.1% (n = 13) and 20.6% (n = 22) of arthritis patients, respectively, and deformity was present in 37.4% (n = 40). Psoriatic arthritis was significantly associated with being an ever smoker (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.18-0.91, p = .029), genital psoriasis (aOR 2.25; 95% CI 1.17-4.33, p = .015), and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (aOR 1.02; 95% CI 1.01-1.04, p = .005) and C-reactive protein [CRP] (aOR 1.04; 95% CI 1.00-1.08, p = .040). CONCLUSION Our study showed a high prevalence of psoriatic arthritis among the psoriasis cohort. Genital involvement, and increased ESR and CRP were associated with psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis.
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- Yin Pin Loo
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
- Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
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Hong C, Fang S, Yeo YW, Koh HY, Lee HY, Low AHL, Leung YY. Patient and learner experience in a new set up of a multidisciplinary dermatology-rheumatology clinic care model for psoriatic arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2022; 25:861-868. [PMID: 35773971 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We described the set-up of a new multidisciplinary psoriatic arthritis-psoriasis (PsA-PsO) clinic incorporating service, education, and research between rheumatologists and dermatologists for PsA. We describe the patients' and learners' experience of this shared-care model. METHODS A PsA-PsO clinic was newly set up in 2019. Each patient was first seen by a trainee, followed by both a dermatologist and a rheumatologist simultaneously in the same consultation room. We collected patients' and learners' experience through self-administered surveys. RESULTS From May 2019 to January 2020, we collected data from 44 visits (55% new referrals, 45% follow up) from 30 patients: 22.7% were referred for diagnostic doubts, 77.3% were for therapeutic issues. Eight of the 10 patients referred for diagnosis had PsA confirmed. Medication changes occurred in 63.6% of visits; 63.6% of patients continued follow up in the PsA-PsO clinic, and 36.4% were discharged back to the original respective care. The median (interquartile range) rating of patient satisfaction of the care was 8 (7-8) out of 10; 96.1% of patients would "probably" or "definitely recommend" the care to others. From 20 learners, 95% reported the experience as "extremely" or "very" beneficial to training. The PsA-PsO clinic was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic from February 2020 because of lack of available staff. The service was resumed gradually from May 2021. CONCLUSION Despite challenges, we report the set-up of a new care model between dermatologists and rheumatologists for care of patients with psoriatic disease. The care model was well received by patients. Learners from various levels reported benefit from the learning experience.
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- Cassandra Hong
- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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Liu V, Fong W, Kwan YH, Leung YY. Residual Disease Burden in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Despite Low Disease Activity States in a Multiethnic Asian Population. J Rheumatol 2020; 48:677-684. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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ObjectivesTo evaluate the burden of residual disease in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who achieved low disease activity (LDA) status.MethodsWe used baseline data from a clinic registry of SpA in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. For axSpA, LDA was defined as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Disease Activity Score based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ASDAS-ESR) < 2.1 or Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) < 3/10. For PsA, LDA was defined by achieving 5/7 cutoffs in the minimal disease activity (MDA) or Clinical Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis (cDAPSA) ≤ 13.ResultsIn 262 cases of axSpA (21% women; mean ± standard deviation (SD) age 42 ± 14 yrs), 33% and 43% of patients achieved ASDAS-ESR and BASDAI LDA states, respectively, while in 142 cases of PsA (49% women, mean age 51 ± SD 14 yrs), 35% and 63% achieved MDA and cDAPSA LDA, respectively. Both axSpA and PsA patients with LDA had pain scores ranging from 14.0 to 21.4/100 and fatigue scores ranging from 3.1 to 3.6/10. Substantial burden in physical disability and mental well-being were observed, with low physical and mental component summary scores on the 36-item Short Form Health Survey. AxSpa patients in BASDAI LDA had higher ESR and lower disability than those in ASDAS-ESR LDA. cDAPSA classified nearly twice as many PsA patients into LDA than MDA. Compared to PsA patients in MDA LDA, those in cDAPSA LDA had higher active joint counts, dactylitis, enthesitis, pain scores, and patient global assessment.ConclusionDespite being in LDA, patients with axSpA and PsA experienced substantial residual burden in pain, poorer physical function, and mental well-being.
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Wang CTM, Kwan YH, Fong W, Xiong SQ, Leung YY. Factors associated with patient-physician discordance in a prospective cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis: An Asian perspective. Int J Rheum Dis 2019; 22:1209-1215. [PMID: 30942553 PMCID: PMC6766962 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Objectives To evaluate factors associated with patient‐physician discordance in a multiethnic Asian cohort of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. Methods We used data from a prospective cohort of consecutive patients with PsA fulfilling the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis, recruited from a single center in Singapore. Sociodemographic, clinical data and patient‐reported outcomes were collected using a standardized protocol at baseline, 4 months, 8 months, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years. patient‐physician discordance was defined as patient global assessment minus physician global assessment (PGA‐PhGA). We evaluated variables associated with patient‐physician discordance using generalized linear regression to control for within‐subject effect. Results One hundred and fortytwo patients (51.4% male, 66.2% Chinese, mean [SD] age and duration of illness 51.1 [13.8] years and 27.5 [98.3] months) were recruited at baseline. Paired results for PGA and PhGA were available for 291 visits with median (interquartile range) follow‐up time of 11.6 (17) months. In univariable analysis, duration of illness, fatigue, pain, tender and swollen joint count, dactylitis count, and health‐related quality of life (Short Form‐36) domains were significantly correlated with patient‐physician discordance. In multivariable analysis, age, fatigue level, pain score were positively associated with patient‐physician discordance, while swollen joint count and mental health were negatively associated with patient physician discordance. Conclusions Increased age, higher fatigue levels, higher pain score and poorer mental health may explain underestimation of disease activity by physicians. Physicians’ overestimation of disease activity may be explained by higher swollen joint counts.
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- Charmaine Tze May Wang
- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore City, Singapore
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Clinical Features of Psoriatic Arthritis: a Comprehensive Review of Unmet Clinical Needs. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 55:271-294. [DOI: 10.1007/s12016-017-8630-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Leung YY, Fong W, Lui NL, Thumboo J. Effect of ethnicity on disease activity and physical function in psoriatic arthritis in a multiethnic Asian population. Clin Rheumatol 2016; 36:125-131. [PMID: 27796663 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3460-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Geographic differences in manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) could be related to differences in genetic or environmental factors. We aimed to compare the disease activity and functional status using validated outcome measures among patients with PsA of different ethnicities living in the same environment. We performed a cross-sectional study on consecutive patients with PsA classified by the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria from a single center. Sociodemographic data, clinical variables, and patient-reported outcomes were collected using a standardized protocol. Disease activities were assessed by validated composite scores: clinical Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis (cDAPSA), Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI), and minimal disease activity (MDA). Physical function was assessed with Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form 36 (SF36) physical function subscales. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify variables associated with disease activities and physical function. Ninety-eight patients (51.5%, men) with mean (±SD) age and duration of PsA of 51.5 ± 13.8 and 5.5 ± 8.4 years were recruited. Indian was overrepresented compared with the national distribution of ethnicities. Compared to Chinese, Indian patients were more likely to be using biological therapies, have higher tender joint count, and worse enthesitis. Higher proportion of Indians had higher disease activity categories measured by cDAPSA, CPDAI, and MDA and had poorer physical function. In the multivariable analysis, ethnicity was significantly associated with HAQ and SF36-PF. Compared to Chinese, Indians with PsA living in the same environment had worse disease activity and physical function measured by validated outcomes.
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- Ying Ying Leung
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, The Academia, level 4, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. .,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, The Academia, level 4, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, The Academia, level 4, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, The Academia, level 4, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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Butt AQ, McArdle A, Gibson DS, FitzGerald O, Pennington SR. Psoriatic Arthritis Under a Proteomic Spotlight: Application of Novel Technologies to Advance Diagnosis and Management. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2015; 17:35. [DOI: 10.1007/s11926-015-0509-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Predictors of functional deterioration in Chinese patients with psoriatic arthritis: a longitudinal study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:284. [PMID: 25160684 PMCID: PMC4162925 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) disease activities at baseline may determine physical function over time. There is no longitudinal data on course of physical function in PsA patients from Asia. We aim to describe variables associated with a deterioration of physical function in PsA in Chinese over a 6-year period. Methods 125 consecutive patients with PsA fulfilled the CASPAR criteria from a rheumatology outpatient center were recruited to give sociodemographic and clinical data in 2006 to 2008. Follow up interviews were conducted in 2012 to 2013 to assess physical function using Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). Regression models were constructed to determine baseline variables that predict physical function on follow up. Results A total of 97 patients completed the follow up survey, with mean follow up time of 6.2 (±0.7) years, response rate 77.6%. PsA patients had poor physical function and health related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to normal population. There were 33% who improved in disability status and 41.2% had persistent minimal disability by HAQ categories (HAQ 0–0.49) over time. There were 14.4% of the patients who had persistent moderate disability (HAQ 0.5-1.50) and 10.3% had deterioration in disability status. There were 17.5% of patients who had deterioration in physical function as defined by an increment of HAQ score of more than 0.2 at follow up survey. Age, physical function at baseline and the number of damaged joint were significantly related HAQ at follow up. Conclusion Chinese patients with PsA had had poor physical function and quality of life. One fifth of patient experienced deterioration of physical function over time. Joint damage and baseline physical function were important factors associated with poor physical function in PsA over time.
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Eder L, Chandran V, Gladman DD. Gender-related differences in patients with psoriatic arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.2217/ijr.12.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cho S, Cho SB, Choi MJ, Zheng Z, Bang D. Behçet's disease in concurrence with psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012; 27:e113-8. [PMID: 22568854 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Behçet's disease (BD) and psoriasis are chronic inflammatory diseases characterized by multisystemic vasculitis and epidermal hyperplasia respectively. Although it has been found that the pathogenesis of BD and psoriasis share common perspectives, reports of patients who have both diseases in concurrence are rare. OBJECTIVES To analyse and evaluate the clinical manifestations of BD patients who have psoriasis together. METHODS Retrospective evaluation of the medical records of nine BD patients who were also diagnosed with psoriasis at the BD Specialty Clinic of Severance Hospital was carried out. We analysed the characteristics of patients and the clinical activity of both diseases, and also the effect of the treatment of one disease against the other. RESULTS Of the nine BD patients who also had psoriasis, male to female ratio was 1 : 2. Two (22.2%) patients had a complete type of BD and seven (77.8%) patients had an incomplete type of BD. For the psoriatic lesions, all nine (100%) patients were diagnosed as psoriasis vulgaris. Five (55.6%) patients had BD as the preceding disease and four (44.4%) patients had psoriasis as the preceding. All five patients who formerly developed BD followed by psoriasis had an active state of BD, but the activity of psoriasis of all nine patients was minimal to average. CONCLUSION In this study, we evaluated the clinical manifestations of nine patients who had BD and psoriasis together. Although the exact pathogenesis remains unclear, there might be some influence by each disease to the other between BD and psoriasis.
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- S Cho
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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