THU0308 Calprotectin as a marker of disease activity in patients with new onset psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with ultrasonographic synovitis
Abstract:BackgroundSerum Calprotectin has been tested as a marker of disease activity in psoriatic (PsA) and rheumatoid (RA) arthritis. In RA and in PsA on TNF inhibitors in remission calprotectin correlates with power-Doppler (PD) positive ultrasonographic (US) synovitis, while there is no data on untreated patients with new-onset PsA.ObjectivesTo investigate the correlation and association between calprotectin and US synovitis in patients with new-onset PsA and in a control group of RA.MethodsConsecutive patients wit… Show more
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