PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Josefina Marin AU - María Laura Acosta Felquer AU - Leandro Ferreyra Garrot AU - Santiago Ruta AU - Javier Rosa AU - Enrique R. Soriano TI - Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Fulfilling the Minimal Disease Activity Criteria Do Not Have Swollen and Tender Joints, but Have Active Skin AID - 10.3899/jrheum.151101 DP - 2016 May 01 TA - The Journal of Rheumatology PG - 907--910 VI - 43 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/5/907.short 4100 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/5/907.full SO - J Rheumatol2016 May 01; 43 AB - 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.