title: Psoriatic arthritis or overlap syndrome.
abstract: In this work we describe a case of papillophlebitis type II according to Hayreh in a young woman affected by psoriatic arthritis. On the basis of an analysis of the patient's HLA system--B7, DR7 (characteristics of psoriatic arthritis) and B51 (present in 81% of patients affected by Behçet's syndrome)--we hypothesize that this may be a case of an 'overlap syndrome'. In rheumatology, this term usually refers to the presence in a single patient of characteristic features of two or more diseases. In fact, papillophlebitis is a complication which has never been described in psoriatic arthritis, while, in Behçet's syndrome, retinal vasculitis is well known.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Rechichi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trombetta
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Scullica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quattrocchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferreri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015793:HLA-B7 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D015809:HLA-DR7 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D013577:Syndrome; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D015793:HLA-B7 Antigen; D015809:HLA-DR7 Antigen; D006046:Gold; D011239:Prednisolone; D007213:Indomethacin