TY - JOUR T1 - Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Fulfilling the Minimal Disease Activity Criteria Do Not Have Swollen and Tender Joints, but Have Active Skin JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.151101 SP - jrheum.151101 AU - Josefina Marin AU - María Laura Acosta Felquer AU - Leandro Ferreyra Garrot AU - Santiago Ruta AU - Javier Rosa AU - Enrique R. Soriano Y1 - 2016/03/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2016/02/24/jrheum.151101.abstract N2 - Objective To evaluate components of the minimal disease activity (MDA) criteria in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods In patients achieving and not achieving MDA, fulfillment of each of the 7 criteria was evaluated. Results Among 41 patients with MDA, 7.4% did not fulfill the tender/swollen joint count whereas 49% did not fulfill the skin criteria. Of the 42 patients not fulfilling MDA, 100%, 76.5%, and 65% did not fulfill the patient pain score, the patient’s global assessment, and the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), respectively. Conclusion A minority of patients with PsA fulfilling the MDA criteria presented active joints, but half had active skin. Visual analog scale scores and the PASI prevented patients from achieving MDA. ER -