title: Risk factors and predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis.
abstract: Given the potential consequences of joint damage for patients with psoriatic arthritis, we believe that the optimization of screening methods and the investigation of arthritis in patients with psoriasis are a medical priority. It is very useful to identify predictors of arthritis in patients with psoriasis. In fact, there is a consensus among doctors that the large gap between the diagnosis of psoriasis and that of psoriatic arthritis should be narrowed. In order to better manage patients with psoriasis, the authors review and discuss recent publications on the evidence of current predictors of arthritis in patients with psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. valderilio@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Valderilio Feijó
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Pedro Grachinski
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Buiar
mesh_terms: D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors