Total and peripheral bone mass in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

摘要: Psoriatic arthritis is thought to be associated with periarticular osteoporosis while rheumatoid may generalised as well bone loss. To assess the extent of total and peripheral loss in these two diseases, body calcium was measured by vivo neutron activation analysis mass assessed metacarpal indices age-matched patients psoriatic treated nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alone. In comparison age sex-matched normal controls, arthritis. There were significant reductions (6.2% men; 7.9% women) (10.9% 12.8% compared controls. Peripheral significantly correlated degree radiographic damage male female The mean annual insignificant (0.6% 1.9% but markedly greater (4.4% 2.7% women). data suggested that than Substantial not receiving corticosteroids account part for small mass.