Current treatment strategies and recommendations in psoriatic arthritis

Ultrasound for ankle and foot pathologies in early rheumatoid arthritis

“…Lastly, we are interested in the possibility of utilizing ultrasound to diagnose other inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune diseases and their comorbidities, [14][15][16][17][18] such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) 19 or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), [20][21][22][23] juvenile idiopathic arthritis, 24,25 osteoarthritis, 26,27 or fibromyalgia. 28 The early signs of AS often appear as enthesis inflammation, 29,30 which may be detected by power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) through the presence of bone erosion, pathological structural changes, and thickening of the tendon at the site of insertion.…”

Imaging modalities for the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis

“…The affected sites and predominant manifestations differentiate patients into peripheral spondyloarthritis and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The former includes arthritis of the asymmetric lower limbs, enthesitis, and dactylitis, sharing common symptoms with psoriatic arthritis, 7 inflammatory bowel disease, and reactive arthritis; the latter primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joint (SIJ), which leads to non‐radiographic axSpA (nr‐asSpA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS).…”

Collagen supplementation for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

“…2 Age and collagen-related food intake or nutritional support, 4 which can influence the rate and amount of collagen production, are also significant residual confounders that should be considered. 5 Likewise, effect measure modification by common comorbidities or risk factors for RA and OA of inflammatory or autoimmune conditions, 6,7 including psoriasis, 8,9 psoriatic arthritis, 10,11 spondyloarthritis, 12 irritable bowel syndrome, 13 periodontitis or other oral diseases, 7,14-21 fibromyalgia, 22 and obstructive sleep apnea, 23,24 may be elucidated to identify populations that may benefit from collagen supplementation.To better understand the safety and adverse effects of collagen supplementation, it is important to consider potential confounders, such as the concomitant use of medications. This would be essential in determining whether the observed toxicities were a result of collagen supplementation or co-medications.…”