Ultrasound useful for assessing disease activity in psoriatic arthritis with fibromyalgia
Israel: According to the findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, the use of ultrasonography has a substantially larger value than the use of composite clinical ratings in the evaluation of disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and concurrent fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
The researchers wanted to see if using ultrasound as an objective imaging modality might improve the evaluation of disease activity in individuals with PsA and FMS.
Four clinical disease activity indicators were used to assess psoriatic arthritis: Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) in PsA is defined as meeting 5 or more of the 7 criteria, which include a tender joint count of 1 or less, a swollen joint count of 1 or less, a psoriasis severity area (PASI) of 1 or less, patient pain on the Visual Assessment Scale (VAS) of 15 or less, patient global disease activity on the VAS of 20 or less, and a Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ- (PASDAS). Tender point count, Widespread Pain Index, and Symptom Severity Scale were used to assess fibromyalgia syndrome.
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