Psoriatic arthritis

Digital Self Screening for Arthritis Diagnosis A new study evaluates patient use of a mobile AI–based symptom checker for diagnoses, but demonstrated only modest accuracy when applied to a cohort of patients with joint symptoms. https://t.co/YLkheDOrdI https://t.co/MFMEYifP3W

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RA & OA: Nearly 40% have Anxiety, Depression or Fibromyalgia Researchers at Rush University analyzed clinic MDHAQ data and found between 36-40% of OA and RA patients screen positive comorbid anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), or fibromyalgia (FM). https://t.co/ZElo9iPfA6 https://t.co/dcE0fAsp2N

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2001-2004 NHANES population study shows 28% report hx of erectile dysfunction (ED) & 19% w/ arthritis. Having arthritis was assoc w/ 4 fold higher ED risk; mostly in #OA (OR=1.11), RA (OR=1.03). https://t.co/L2LhEPH9DY https://t.co/yLhVmLw7nt

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Best Rheumatologists (7.19.2024) Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports of interesting, including irAE, pollution and Psoriasis, microwave therapy, scleroderma without scleroderma that only the best rheumatologists could discern. https://t.co/2Tkdat6CXv https://t.co/1lOfbgNZvn

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Prospective cohort study from 474 055 participants in UK Biobank, finds long-term exposure to air pollutants, NO2 etc, assoc w/ a 19% to 47% increased risk incident psoriasis. Air pollution and genetic predisposition also significantly incr incident PsO https://t.co/ogX81ybU3l https://t.co/Mvd6tAj2j6

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Best Rheumatologists (7.19.2024)

Jack Cush, MD

This week on the RheumNow Podcast, Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports of interesting, including irAE, pollution and Psoriasis, microwave therapy, scleroderma without scleroderma that only the best rheumatologists could discern.

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IL-17 inhibitor Brodalumab is not often talked about, but its approved for PsO & PsA. German study of 227 PsO w/ 37 PsA pts Rx w/ BRO - good, rapid response by 3 mos. 1 year drug survival rate was 76.2%, (mean discontinuation=8.3 mos. https://t.co/4byFoc96Zs https://t.co/sPomX0s8aa

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Later onset PsO may benefit from earlier PsA screening. Cohort study of 384 Psoriasis pts. Older PsO onset assoc w/ shorter interval from PsO to PsA. PsO onset at 42.6 yrs had a 62% shorter interval & OR 4.56 to have PsA w/in 6 mos. https://t.co/DSiYs88MFa https://t.co/reID2wvLiu

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In the US CorEvitas registry of 1823 PsA pts; 11.1% fulfilled fibromyalgia definition & 20.6% had widespread pain. FM was assoc w/ female, depression/anxiety, impaired function, increased BMI, comorbidities. cDAPSA, patient pain& TJC https://t.co/YwRBYo1aR6 https://t.co/TXraU0F3Mh

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Pollution and Autoimmunity (7.12.2024)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.

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Psoriatic Arthritis Topic Panel: EULAR 2024 Dr. Jack Cush moderates this topic panel with Drs. Eric Ruderman, Peter Nash and Antoni Chan. https://t.co/XUFgUUqBu2 https://t.co/08TPtQWBvx

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ICYMI: 2023 EULAR Psoriatic Arthritis Recommendations https://t.co/abcs8RwJ5J https://t.co/wLOq4bK7qQ

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ICYMI: Enthesitis, Synovitis, and Tenosynovitis in Psoriatic Arthritis An ultrasound study suggests that enthesitis is associated with both synovitis and tenosynovitis in patients with Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) https://t.co/JjhkQM672t. https://t.co/dM25kIcC26

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ICYMI: 2023 EULAR Psoriatic Arthritis Recommendations

Jack Cush, MD

EULAR has updated its treatment recommendations from the prior 2019 guidelines, since there have been several newly developed agents. The updated guidance includes 7 overarching principles and 11 recommendations regarding treatment strategy and pharmacological therapies.

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ICYMI: Hidradenitis Suppurativa-Related Autoinflammatory Syndromes

Jack Cush, MD

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a suppurative inflammatory skin disorder that is considered to be autoinflammatory by many. HS includes a specturm of disorders, linked by suppurative (or psoriatic) skin disease and potentially genetics. These HS-related disorders may include pyoderma

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ICYMI: Enthesitis, Synovitis, and Tenosynovitis in Psoriatic Arthritis

Jack Cush, MD

An ultrasound study suggests that enthesitis is associated with both synovitis and tenosynovitis in patients with Psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

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Axial & Psoriatic Disease Dr. Peter Nash at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria. https://t.co/eHfNQgN1BQ https://t.co/Uj6AwbXj8J

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New indications for JAK inhibitors There are several new positive RCTs for JAK inhibitors. We are so familiar with RA, PsA, SpA, axSpA and non radiographic axSpA. https://t.co/yyayyPcN9L https://t.co/4IQfmvbg4G

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Moonlake has announced its phase 3 program to develop Sonelokimab (M1095) a dual inhibitor of IL-17A & IL-17F for use in Psoriatic arthritis. IZAR-1 & IZAR-2 Ph 3 DBPCT will enroll 1,500 adults w/ active PsA, w/ ACR 50 endpoint at Week 16 https://t.co/y3UvOF4M5i https://t.co/iSUrkhIXbh

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Abbvie announced upadacitinib (Rinvoq) is approved for use in polyarticular JIA and Psoriatic Arthritis (in children 2 years of age and older who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to 1 or more tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers) https://t.co/gvRzYpFl5i https://t.co/uSISWG3foy

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Prevention of Psoriatic Arthritis Dr. Peter Nash sharing his perspectives on preventing psoriasis from turning into PsA at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria. https://t.co/BHnTciKU1f https://t.co/P7gDZUSGRw

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Difficult-to-Treat Psoriasis This meta-analysis of psoriasis treatments shows that biologic therapies may be less effective in certain psoriasis (PSO) patients, particularly those who are older, smokers, with higher BMI an prior exposure to biologics. https://t.co/OWzmYShqBs https://t.co/u1995MAB15

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RT: @synovialjoints In a Swedish-Danish cohort study on patients with PsA, treatment with TNFi was associated with a small increased risk of NMSC and with non-significant numeric risk increases for both BCC and SCC compared with bDMARD naïve #EULAR2024 Abstract 0150

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Prevention of Psoriatic Arthritis Dr. Peter Nash sharing his perspectives on preventing psoriasis from turning into PsA at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria. https://t.co/DQJ5AcwchL https://t.co/lHtCt720D9

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New indications for JAK inhibitors There are several new positive RCTs for JAK inhibitors. We are so familiar with RA, PsA, SpA, axSpA and non radiographic axSpA. https://t.co/L0QRj5ZWEE https://t.co/SdtuAahA13

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Recent Blogs

Best of 2022: The Enthesitis Challenge in Psoriatic Arthritis

Robert Chao, MD
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A colleague of mine once told me an interesting story of how her father, who was a doctor, misdiagnosed his wife with fibromyalgia when she actually had psoriatic arthritis with enthesitis all along. I would venture out and say that the average physician would have trouble evaluating enthesitis because even we, as rheumatologists do!  Read Post

Best of 2022: Toss of a Coin - How do You Choose PsA Medication?

M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH
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When balancing all these disease domains, individual phenotypes, and comorbidities, sometimes treatment decisions can feel like tossing a coin. Fortunately, numerous guidelines have been published to help us do better than tossing a coin…or do they?  Read Post

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