title: Psoriatic arthritis: latest treatments and their place in therapy.
abstract: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease that may affect peripheral and axial joints, entheses, skin and nails, and other organs. Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs had been the backbone of traditional management of PsA for many years. However, improvement in our understanding of immunopathogenesis of PsA has led to new immunomodulatory therapies. Introduction of novel agents has raised the bar for treatment and helped drive research into additional therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Busan Medical Center, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Center for Innovative Therapy, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0943, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kavanaugh
keywords: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; immunomodulatory therapies; psoriatic arthritis