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Nail and distal interphalangeal joint in psoriatic arthritis.

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2006

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Raffaele Scarpa, Ernesto Soscia, Rosario Peluso, Mariangela Atteno, Francesco Manguso, Antonio Del Puente, Angelo Spanò, Cesare Sirignano, Alfonso Oriente, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno,
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Abstract

MRI nail involvement was present in almost all patients with PsA studied, even in those without clinically evident onychopathy. MRI involvement of DP always overlapped with nail involvement, since it was present in all psoriatic cases showing MRI nail involvement. In contrast, MRI DIP joint involvement was almost exclusively in a lower percentage of the patients with clinical nail involvement and was always associated with MRI DP changes. Our results suggest that DIP joint involvement is always secondary to nail and DP involvement.