Re: RESEARCH - Nail dystrophy a predictor of psoriatic arthritis in psoriasis patients

[Guest guest]

Thank you for finding this article. I have passed it on to two of my

kids, they both meet the criteria in the article. They're both in

their twenties. The idea of them getting psoratic arthritis really

scares me, at least we can watch for signs and act quickly if it

happens!

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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM,

<Rheumatoid.Arthritis.Support@...> wrote:

> Nail Dystrophy a Predictor of Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis Patients

>

> By Rizzo

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 25 - Less than 10% of psoriasis patients

> develop psoriatic arthritis during their lifetime, according to

> results of a study published in the February 15th issue of Arthritis

> and Rheumatism. Clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis include

> nail, scalp, and perianal involvement.

>

[Guest guest]

I hope your children won't have psoriatic arthritis, .

Not an MD

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Overell

<patricia.overell@...> wrote:

> Thank you for finding this article. I have passed it on to two of my

> kids, they both meet the criteria in the article. They're both in

> their twenties. The idea of them getting psoratic arthritis really

> scares me, at least we can watch for signs and act quickly if it

> happens!

>

>

[Guest guest]

This is my daughter to a T..... Started with the nail and then small area in

scalp..... Now to get it UNDER CONTROL.....

*~ Kami ~*

[ ] RESEARCH - Nail dystrophy a predictor of psoriatic

arthritis in psoriasis patients

Nail Dystrophy a Predictor of Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis Patients

By Rizzo

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 25 - Less than 10% of psoriasis patients

develop psoriatic arthritis during their lifetime, according to

results of a study published in the February 15th issue of Arthritis

and Rheumatism. Clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis include

nail, scalp, and perianal involvement.

Dr. Hilal Maradit Kremers and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic, College

of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, identified a cohort of 1633

patients at least 18 years of age with psoriasis diagnosed between

1970 and 1999. Of these, 40 subjects were diagnosed with psoriatic

arthritis at the same time as the psoriasis diagnosis and were

excluded.

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Read the full article here:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588727

Not an MD