Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- história pessoal ou familiar de psoríase
- rigidez e dor na articulação
- artrite periférica
- dactilite
- história de problemas nas unhas ou no couro cabeludo
Other diagnostic factors
- entesite
- rigidez da coluna
- redução da mobilidade da coluna cervical
- uveíte
- doença inflamatória intestinal
Risk factors
- psoríase
- história familiar de psoríase ou artrite psoriática
- história de trauma em tendões ou articulações
- infecção
- tabagismo
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- radiografias simples das mãos e dos pés
- velocidade de hemossedimentação (VHS) e proteína C-reativa
- fator reumatoide
- anticorpo antipeptídeo citrulinado cíclico (anti-CCP)
- perfil lipídico
- glicemia de jejum
- nível de ácido úrico
- aspiração e análise de líquido sinovial
Tests to consider
- radiografias simples da coluna e da pelve
- ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) das articulações sacroilíacas
Emerging tests
- ultrassonografia articular
Treatment algorithm
artrite periférica
doença axial
entesite
dactilite
Contributors
Authors
Siba P. Raychaudhuri, MD, FACP, FACR
Professor
Director, Department of Medicine/ Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento
CA
Disclosures
SPR declares that he has received research grants, prepared research papers, and attended board meetings for Sun Pharmacy, AbbVie Pharmacy, Novartis Pharma, Johnson and Johnson, the National Psoriasis Foundation, and the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). SPR is the author of some of the references cited in this topic.
Acknowledgements
Dr Siba P. Raychaudhuri would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Clement J. Michet, previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
CJM is an author of a reference cited in this topic.
Peer reviewers
Philip S. Helliwell, MD, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology
University of Leeds
Leeds
UK
Disclosures
PSH is an author of some references cited in this topic.
Luis R. Espinoza, MD
Professor and Chief
Section of Rheumatology
Department of Internal Medicine
LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans
LA
Disclosures
LRE declares that he has no competing interests.
William J. Taylor, PhD, MBChB, FAFRM, FRACP
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand
Disclosures
WJT is an author of some references cited in this topic.
Differentials
- Artrite reumatoide (AR)
- Gota
- Osteoartrite erosiva
More DifferentialsGuidelines
- 2022 American College of Rheumatology guideline for vaccinations in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
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