The objectives of this study are: * to estimate the prevalence and severity of inflammatory (synovitis, tenosynovitis, enthesitis, dactylitis) and structural (erosions, osteophytes, enthesophytes, cortical irregularities ) ultrasound lesions in psoriasis patients with or without related musculoskeletal symptoms; * to compare them to healthy subjects or patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Ultrasound examination of joints, tendons and entheses.
Rheumatology Department, Ambroise Paré Hospital
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
synovitis
Number and percentage, N (%) of patients with at least one synovitis.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
enthesitis
N (%) of patients with at least one ultrasound enthesitis.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
joint erosion
N (%) of patients with at least one joint erosion.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
osteophyte/ cortical irregularity
N (%) of patients with at least one osteophyte/ cortical irregularity.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
enthesophyte
N (%) of patients with at least one enthesophyte.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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