The ATTRACT study: screening for the early identification of axial psoriatic arthritis in a cohort of Italian psoriatic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is growing interest in the early identification of patients with axial PsA (axPsA). We aimed to evaluate whether a dermatology-based screening strategy could help to identify axPsA patients.

Methods

The dermatologist-centred screening (DCS) questionnaire was administrated by dermatologists to consecutive patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria [(i) age ≥18 years and (ii) clinical diagnosis of psoriasis made by a dermatologist] to identify patients eligible (affirmative answers 1-3c of the DCS) for rheumatological evaluation. Clinical, laboratory, genetic and imaging data were collected from all referred patients.

Results

Among the 365 patients screened, 265 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and 124/265 (46.8%) were eligible for rheumatological referr

SUBMITTER: Luchetti Gentiloni MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11292137 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature