Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate
Mohamed, A., Elgmal, E., Hashem, O. (2019). Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate. EKB Journal Management System, 1(2), 85-90. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2019.13563.1012
Aisha Ahmed Mohamed; Emad Elgmal; Osama Hashem. "Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate". EKB Journal Management System, 1, 2, 2019, 85-90. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2019.13563.1012
Mohamed, A., Elgmal, E., Hashem, O. (2019). 'Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate', EKB Journal Management System, 1(2), pp. 85-90. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2019.13563.1012
Mohamed, A., Elgmal, E., Hashem, O. Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 1(2): 85-90. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2019.13563.1012

Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis among Psoriatic Patients in Damietta Governorate

International Journal of Medical Arts
Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 2, October 2019, Page 85-90  XML PDF (677.29 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2019.13563.1012
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Authors
Aisha Ahmed Mohamed email 1; Emad Elgmal2; Osama Hashemorcid 3
1Dermatology,alazhar university, Damietta
2Dermatology department Al-Azher university
3Dermatology department, Al-Azher university
Abstract
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 1-6% of population in the world.
Aim of the work: To screen psoriatic patients for psoriatic arthritis [PsA] to improve optimal PsA management and outcome.
Patients and Methods: This study included one hundred and tow patients with psoriasis recruited from the dermatology outpatient clinics in Damietta, [Al-Azhar University Hospital, Dermatology and Leprosy Hospital and El-Maasarah Hospital]. Patients should fulfill a Simple Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Questionnaire [SiPAS] to calculate the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis among psoriatic patients in Damietta.
Results: The study included 42 [41.2%] females and 60 [58.8%] males with age range between 6 -88 years old with mean age 45 years old. Among the 102 included patients with psoriasis, 36 patients [35.3%] had score [≥3]; [63.9%] of them were men and [36.1%] were women with mean age 51 years old, mean age of onset of psoriasis 31 years old and mean duration of psoriasis 19.14 . [77.8%] of them had psoriatic nail lesions. On the other side, 66 patients [64.7%] had score [<3] with mean age 45.19 years old, mean age of onset of psoriasis 32 and mean duration of psoriasis 9 years.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis of PsA could prevent permanent joint damage or spinal fusion and could improve long-term patient outcome. The SiPAS questionnaire can be a powerful tool to help dermatologists to quickly screen PsA during their clinical practice. The SiPAS questionnaire is able to quickly screen psoriasis patients for PsA. A SiPAS score ≥3 is an indication for referral to a rheumatologist.
Keywords
Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Screening; Questionnaire; Damietta
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