PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cristina Macía-Villa
AU  - Sandra Falcao
AU  - Marwin Gutierrez
AU  - Julio Medina
AU  - Hilde Berner Hammer
AU  - Eugenio De Miguel
TI  - Peritenon Extensor Tendon Inflammation in Psoriatic Arthritis Is an Enthesitis-related Lesion
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.180856
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1295--1298
VI  - 46
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/10/1295.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/10/1295.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2019 Oct 01; 46
AB  - Objective. To analyze the association between enthesitis, synovitis, and peritenon extensor tendon inflammation (PTI) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Methods. PsA patients with swelling of metacarpophalangeal joints were included. Greyscale and power Doppler (PD) were used for synovitis and PTI ultrasound identification. Madrid Sonographic Enthesis Index (MASEI) was used for enthesitis assessment. PD activity was evaluated using PD item of MASEI and PD Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) definition.Results. Synovitis had no association with enthesitis. PTI was associated with PD MASEI and PD OMERACT. Only PD OMERACT showed a positive correlation with PTI.Conclusion. In PsA, PTI is associated to enthesitis, as opposed to synovitis.