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Nail ultrasound studies vary in terms of the parameters and fingers studied and in their findings.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe the most significant sonographic nail changes and the most affected fingers in psoriatic arthritis and to verify the association of nail ultrasound findings with clinical scores (nail psoriasis severity index (NAPSI), ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP), minimal disease activity (MDA), disease activity index for psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA)).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study with 52 patients with psoriatic arthritis at the Hospital de Clínicas do Paraná and 50 controls. A total of 1016 nails were analyzed (517 from patients with psoriatic arthritis and 499 from controls). Ultrasonography of the nails of the 10 fingers was performed to assess the trilaminar appearance, measure the distance from the nail bed, identify synovitis of the distal interphalangeal joints and the presence of a power Doppler signal from the nail matrix/nail bed. The captured images were independently evaluated by a rheumatologist with expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics v.28.0.0 software, and the association of nail plate changes, nail bed distance and power Doppler signal with the NAPSI, DAPSA, MDA and ASDAS-PCR were calculated. Spearman correlation coefficients were estimated to analyze the correlations between pairs of quantitative variables. Student's t test and the Mann‒Whitney U test were used to compare quantitative variables, and Fisher's exact test was used to compare categorical variables between patients and controls. The nonparametric Mann‒Whitney U and Kruskal‒Wallis tests were used to compare groups according to the MDA or DAPSA classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Doppler signal of the nail matrix and nail bed was more frequently identified in patients (44.2%) than in controls (6%), and the difference in the mean power Doppler signal between the two groups was significant (p < 0.001). Changes in the nail plate were more common in the right thumb (44.2%), left thumb (36.5%) and second finger on the right hand (32.7%). The number of fingers with nail plate changes, enthesitis, paratendinitis, grayscale synovitis and DIP involvement in the distal interphalangeal joints was higher among patients with psoriatic arthritis (p < 0.001). There were found some correlations between US findings and clinical scores: ultrasound nail involvement and the NAPSI score (p = 0.034), the number of fingers and mean change in the nail plate and the ASDAS-CRP (p = 0.030). DAPSA (remission/low activity versus moderate/high activity) was associated to the mean change in the nail plate (p < 0.013).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nail ultrasound has the potential to assist in the capturing of the actual disease activity status in patients with psoriatic arthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":48634,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Rheumatology","volume":"64 1","pages":"75"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Ultrasound nail assessment in patients with psoriasic arthritis: is there an association of findings with clinical scores?\",\"authors\":\"Andrieli Caroline Mehl, Leonardo Michaelis Schmidt, Valderílio Feijó Azevedo\",\"doi\":\"10.1186/s42358-024-00398-4\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psoriatic arthritis can involve several domains. 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摘要
背景:银屑病关节炎可涉及多个领域。由于银屑病关节炎具有多面性,而且经常合并抑郁症、肥胖症、骨关节炎和纤维肌痛等疾病,因此很难对这些患者进行监测,因为临床评分涉及主观数据。高分辨率超声探头可以评估更表层的结构,如指甲及其滑膜-骨膜框架,它们与远端伸指肌腱的夹层关系密切。指甲超声波研究的参数和研究手指以及研究结果各不相同:描述银屑病关节炎患者最明显的指甲超声变化和受影响最严重的手指,并验证指甲超声结果与临床评分(指甲银屑病严重程度指数(NAPSI)、强直性脊柱炎疾病活动度评分与 C 反应蛋白(ASDAS-CRP)、最小疾病活动度(MDA)、银屑病关节炎疾病活动度指数(DAPSA))之间的关联:这是一项横断面研究,研究对象包括巴拉那临床医院的 52 名银屑病关节炎患者和 50 名对照组患者。共分析了 1016 个指甲(517 个来自银屑病关节炎患者,499 个来自对照组)。对 10 个手指的指甲进行了超声波检查,以评估指甲的三层外观、测量与甲床的距离、确定远端指间关节滑膜炎以及指甲基质/甲床是否存在功率多普勒信号。采集到的图像由一名具有肌肉骨骼超声专业知识的风湿病专家进行独立评估。使用 IBM SPSS Statistics v.28.0.0 软件进行数据分析,并计算甲板变化、甲床距离和功率多普勒信号与 NAPSI、DAPSA、MDA 和 ASDAS-PCR 的相关性。斯皮尔曼相关系数(Spearman correlation coefficients)用于分析成对定量变量之间的相关性。学生 t 检验和 Mann-Whitney U 检验用于比较定量变量,费雪精确检验用于比较患者和对照组之间的分类变量。非参数 Mann-Whitney U 检验和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验用于根据 MDA 或 DAPSA 分类进行分组比较:结果:患者(44.2%)比对照组(6%)更容易发现甲基质和甲床的多普勒信号,两组之间的平均功率多普勒信号差异显著(P 结论:甲状腺超声检查具有潜在的诊断价值:指甲超声有可能帮助捕捉银屑病关节炎患者的实际疾病活动状态。
Ultrasound nail assessment in patients with psoriasic arthritis: is there an association of findings with clinical scores?
Background: Psoriatic arthritis can involve several domains. Due to its multifaceted nature and its frequent comorbidities such as depression, obesity, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, it is difficult to monitor these patients because the clinical scores involve subjective data. High-resolution ultrasound probes allowed the evaluation of more superficial structures, such as the nails and their synovio-entheseal framework, in close relationship with the enthesis of the distal extensor digitorum tendon. Nail ultrasound studies vary in terms of the parameters and fingers studied and in their findings.
Objectives: To describe the most significant sonographic nail changes and the most affected fingers in psoriatic arthritis and to verify the association of nail ultrasound findings with clinical scores (nail psoriasis severity index (NAPSI), ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP), minimal disease activity (MDA), disease activity index for psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA)).
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 52 patients with psoriatic arthritis at the Hospital de Clínicas do Paraná and 50 controls. A total of 1016 nails were analyzed (517 from patients with psoriatic arthritis and 499 from controls). Ultrasonography of the nails of the 10 fingers was performed to assess the trilaminar appearance, measure the distance from the nail bed, identify synovitis of the distal interphalangeal joints and the presence of a power Doppler signal from the nail matrix/nail bed. The captured images were independently evaluated by a rheumatologist with expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics v.28.0.0 software, and the association of nail plate changes, nail bed distance and power Doppler signal with the NAPSI, DAPSA, MDA and ASDAS-PCR were calculated. Spearman correlation coefficients were estimated to analyze the correlations between pairs of quantitative variables. Student's t test and the Mann‒Whitney U test were used to compare quantitative variables, and Fisher's exact test was used to compare categorical variables between patients and controls. The nonparametric Mann‒Whitney U and Kruskal‒Wallis tests were used to compare groups according to the MDA or DAPSA classification.
Results: The Doppler signal of the nail matrix and nail bed was more frequently identified in patients (44.2%) than in controls (6%), and the difference in the mean power Doppler signal between the two groups was significant (p < 0.001). Changes in the nail plate were more common in the right thumb (44.2%), left thumb (36.5%) and second finger on the right hand (32.7%). The number of fingers with nail plate changes, enthesitis, paratendinitis, grayscale synovitis and DIP involvement in the distal interphalangeal joints was higher among patients with psoriatic arthritis (p < 0.001). There were found some correlations between US findings and clinical scores: ultrasound nail involvement and the NAPSI score (p = 0.034), the number of fingers and mean change in the nail plate and the ASDAS-CRP (p = 0.030). DAPSA (remission/low activity versus moderate/high activity) was associated to the mean change in the nail plate (p < 0.013).
Conclusions: Nail ultrasound has the potential to assist in the capturing of the actual disease activity status in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
期刊介绍:
Formerly named Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, the journal is celebrating its 60th year of publication.
Advances in Rheumatology is an international, open access journal publishing pre-clinical, translational and clinical studies on all aspects of paediatric and adult rheumatic diseases, including degenerative, inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. The journal is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology and welcomes original research (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses), literature reviews, guidelines and letters arising from published material.