Value of Entheseal Ultrasonography and Serum Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in the Preclinical Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis

Objective To evaluate the utility of entheseal ultrasonography and serum COMP in the preclinical diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis. Methods 60 psoriatic patients were divided into: 30 patients with psoriasis (group I) and 30 patients with psoriatic arthritis as control (group II). They underwent inde...

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Main Authors: Hanan Mohamed Farouk, Afaf Abdel Alim Mostafa, Sahar S. Youssef, Moataz Mohammed Samy Elbeblawy, Naglaa Youssef Assaf, El Sayed E. Elokda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMAMD.S4461