Clinical and laboratory characteristics of psoriatic arthritis in a cohort of Egyptian patients

摘要: Abstract Aim of the work To detect clinical and laboratory characteristics psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in sample Egyptian population. Patients methods 100 PsA patients were subjected to full medical history, clinical, musculoskeletal dermatological examination, routine investigations assessment disease severity. Results Among patients, 79 females 21 males. The mean age was 44.4 ± 12.9 years. 21% had hypertension, 11% diabetes 4% hepatitis C-virus. 14% family history other rheumatologic disease. 66% experienced psoriasis onset with latency; 11.6 ± 8.2 years, 20% dual both diseases 10% PsA first latency 3.6 ± 3.5 years. 86% enthesitis, 41% dactylitis, 39% axial affection 18% uveitis. 90% current 89% them nail lesion. most common drug methotrexate. 38% spondyloarthritis, 33% symmetric polyarthritis, 26% asymmetric oligoarthritis, 3% predominant distal inter-phalangeal (DIP) involvement. value for serum hemoglobin 12.1 ± 8.21.6 g/dl, platelets; 278.4 ± 90.3 x103/mm3, white blood cells 7.2 ± 2.2 C-reactive protein 10.9 ± 10.1 mg/dl erythrocyte sedimentation rate 49.3 ± 27.5 mm/1st hr. 92% negative rheumatoid factor. Conclusion cohort followed by polyarthritis oligoarthritis. least frequent DIP precedes methotrexate therapy.