Psoriatic arthritis
DD Gladman - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1998 - Elsevier
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. It has been
reported in 7% to 42% of patients with psoriasis. 22 Since the prevalence of psoriasis is
thought to be 1% to 3% of the population, PsA may occur in almost 1% of the population.
Indeed the estimate for the prevalence of PsA in the United States is 0.67, 45 although
recent figures from Olmstead county question this frequency. 72 PsA was recognized as a
distinct entity with the discovery of the rheumatoid factor, and the realization that while 80 …
reported in 7% to 42% of patients with psoriasis. 22 Since the prevalence of psoriasis is
thought to be 1% to 3% of the population, PsA may occur in almost 1% of the population.
Indeed the estimate for the prevalence of PsA in the United States is 0.67, 45 although
recent figures from Olmstead county question this frequency. 72 PsA was recognized as a
distinct entity with the discovery of the rheumatoid factor, and the realization that while 80 …
