Ultrasonography in psoriatic disease.
Psoriasis represents a common, chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, nails and joints. Nail psoriasis in usually investigated and diagnosed by clinical examination. New insights support ultrasonography as being a non-invasive reliable imaging technique for studying nail and skin involvement in patients with psoriasis. Power Doppler frequency, higher than 10MHz enables a very sensitive detection and semiquantitative assessment of the blood flow at the dermal level and in the nail bed. In this review we will present the main US findings in skin and nail psoriasis, and discuss the importance of ultrasonography in diagnosing and monitoring psoriasis vulgaris.
Histology Department, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. marina.elena@umfcluj.ro.
Mihaela Elena
ME
Marina
Radiology Department, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Carolina
C
Botar Jid
Physiology Department, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Iulia Ioana
II
Roman
Histology Department, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Carmen Mihaela
CM
Mihu
Dermatology Department, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alexandru Dumitru
AD
Tătaru
D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler