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Outcome in patients hospitalised for psoriatic arthritis

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Forty patients hospitalised for treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were followed for a mean of 8.0 years. At the end of this time none had died and only 8% were in functional class IV. 90% received second-line therapy. There was a high incidence of skin rashes on gold but hydroxychloroquine was well tolerated. Patients with psoriatic arthritis had a better outcome than patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with the same regime.

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  1. Highfield Hospital, Droitwich, Worcestershire, UK

    B. L. Coulton, K. Thomson, D. P. M. Symmons & A. J. Popert

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Coulton, B.L., Thomson, K., Symmons, D.P.M. et al. Outcome in patients hospitalised for psoriatic arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 8, 261–265 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02030083

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