A clinical study of subclinical enthesitis and synovitis in patients with vulgaris psoriasis
A total of 100 patients with vulgaris psoriasis and 100 age-matched controls with other skin diseases, all without musculoskeletal diseases, will be recruited. They will undergo dermatological assessment and a blinded PDUS evaluation. Clinical assessment included demographics, severity of psoriasis, musculoskeletal clinical examination and sport activities. PDUS evaluation consisted of the detection of grey scale (GS) synovitis and synovial PD signal in joints of extremities, GS enthesopathy and entheseal PD signal in entheses of lower limbs.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
306 Hospital of PLA
Beijing, China
Incidence of subclinical enthesitis and synovitis
To investigate the incidence of subclinical enthesitis and synovitis in patients with vulgaris
Time frame: one and a half year
Number of participants with Risk factors of subclinical enthesitis and synovitis
To find out predictor factors of subclinical enthesitis and synovitis in patients with vulgaris psoriasis
Time frame: one and a half year
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