Recent Advances in Psoriatic Arthritis from Obscurity to Prominence.
Psoriatic arthritis is a fascinating inflammatory arthritis. Till recently it did not generate interest for lack of understanding of its immunopathology, and lack of effective treatment. This has changed. PsA is now one of the hot topics - all due to elucidation of genetic susceptibility associations, immunopathogenesis and availability of effective therapy. In this communication we provide an overview of these aspects of psoriatic arthritis.
Ex-senior Resident in Rheumatology.
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Director Research, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D003879:Dermatologic Agents