@article {Marin907, author = {Josefina Marin and Mar{\'\i}a Laura Acosta Felquer and Leandro Ferreyra Garrot and Santiago Ruta and Javier Rosa and Enrique R. Soriano}, title = {Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Fulfilling the Minimal Disease Activity Criteria Do Not Have Swollen and Tender Joints, but Have Active Skin}, volume = {43}, number = {5}, pages = {907--910}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.3899/jrheum.151101}, publisher = {The Journal of Rheumatology}, abstract = {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{\textquoteright}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.}, issn = {0315-162X}, URL = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/43/5/907}, eprint = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/43/5/907.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Rheumatology} }