PREVALENCE OF SACROILIITIS AND ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS IN PSORIASIS PATIENTS

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 5  (3) , 311-313
Abstract
The presence of sacroiliitis was studied in 100 psoriatic patients, 62 males and 38 females. In this selected population 14 patients (14%) had grade 2-4 sacroiliitis, 7 associated with clinical findings of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Sacroiliac joint involvement was significantly related to more severe cutaneous and ungual psoriatic disease. Sacroiliitis was observed in 9 males and 5 females but clinical AS predominated in the males, 6 males and 1 female. No distribution difference was observed by sex, onset age or duration of psoriasis when patients with and without sacroliitis were compared. Patients with sacroiliitis more frequently had peripheral joint involvement.

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