title: Erosive arthropathy in systemic sclerosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To determine radiological features of arthropathy in systemic sclerosis patients with polyarthritis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty one women and 5 men were included in this study. The mean age was 41 + 14,2 years, the mean duration of disease was 10,5+ 6,5 years. Thirty seven patients (80%) had radiological abnormalities including joint space narrowing (37%) and erosions (43%). At presentation, the prevalence of radiological foot abnormalities was lower than that of hands (26% vs 79%, p < 0,001). There was no significant difference between patients with (n = 24) and without erosive arthropathy (Joint space narrowing and/or erosion) (n = 22) in terms of cutaneous subtype, organ involvement, calcinosis presence of rheumatoid factor, ANA, Anti-topoisomerase antibodies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed an high frequency of erosive arthropathy in our Morroccan SSc patients with clinical synovitis.
authors: Rheumatology department, El Ayachi University-Hospital, Sale, Morocco. fadouaallali@yahoo.fr
authors: Fadoua
authors: F
authors: Allali
authors: Latifa
authors: L
authors: Tahiri
authors: Adil
authors: A
authors: Senjari
authors: Redouane
authors: R
authors: Abouqal
authors: Najia
authors: N
authors: Hajjaj-Hassouni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology