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Key clinical point: Red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) can be used to detect enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (psoriatic enthesopathy) with musculoskeletal ultrasound scores.
Major finding: There was a significant association between clinical tenderness, presence of enthesophytes on plain radiography, and musculoskeletal ultrasound findings at entheses sites (P < .001 for each). RDW (P = .010) and MPV (P = .001) levels were elevated in patients with psoriatic enthesopathy vs control individuals without the disease, with the hematological indices being positively correlated with disease activity scores (P < .001).
Study details: This case-control study included 30 patients with psoriatic enthesopathy and 20 control individuals without the disease (age > 18 years).
Disclosures: This study received open access funding from The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Amer AS, Al Shambaky AY, Ameen SG, Sobih AK. Hematological indices in psoriatic enthesopathy: Relation to clinical and ultrasound evaluation. Clin Rheumatol. Published online April 8, 2024. Source
Key clinical point: Red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) can be used to detect enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (psoriatic enthesopathy) with musculoskeletal ultrasound scores.
Major finding: There was a significant association between clinical tenderness, presence of enthesophytes on plain radiography, and musculoskeletal ultrasound findings at entheses sites (P < .001 for each). RDW (P = .010) and MPV (P = .001) levels were elevated in patients with psoriatic enthesopathy vs control individuals without the disease, with the hematological indices being positively correlated with disease activity scores (P < .001).
Study details: This case-control study included 30 patients with psoriatic enthesopathy and 20 control individuals without the disease (age > 18 years).
Disclosures: This study received open access funding from The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Amer AS, Al Shambaky AY, Ameen SG, Sobih AK. Hematological indices in psoriatic enthesopathy: Relation to clinical and ultrasound evaluation. Clin Rheumatol. Published online April 8, 2024. Source
Key clinical point: Red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) can be used to detect enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (psoriatic enthesopathy) with musculoskeletal ultrasound scores.
Major finding: There was a significant association between clinical tenderness, presence of enthesophytes on plain radiography, and musculoskeletal ultrasound findings at entheses sites (P < .001 for each). RDW (P = .010) and MPV (P = .001) levels were elevated in patients with psoriatic enthesopathy vs control individuals without the disease, with the hematological indices being positively correlated with disease activity scores (P < .001).
Study details: This case-control study included 30 patients with psoriatic enthesopathy and 20 control individuals without the disease (age > 18 years).
Disclosures: This study received open access funding from The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Amer AS, Al Shambaky AY, Ameen SG, Sobih AK. Hematological indices in psoriatic enthesopathy: Relation to clinical and ultrasound evaluation. Clin Rheumatol. Published online April 8, 2024. Source