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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Among the group of seronegative spondarthritides psoriatic osteoarthropathy can be differentiated from rheumatoid arthritis as a separate disease with generalized osseous proliferation. 33 cases were evaluated and clinical data, X-ray films and nuclear bone scans were compared. Pathological alterations in the bone structure can be found by bone scintigraphy already at very early, even subclinical stages of the disease, thus allowing early diagnosis. In a high percentage of our cases pathological alterations could be demonstrated by scintigraphy long before they were revealed on X-ray films. Scintigraphic methods may help to evaluate the activity of the disease. Furthermore, in many of our cases, localization and concentration of the tracer in the skeleton were so typical, that they may be considered pathognomonic for psoriatic osteoarthropathy. Thus bone scanning appears to be a useful tool for the diagnostic evaluation and follow up in cases of psoriatic arthropathy, in particular if the low exposure to radiation is taken into account.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0043-5325
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
337-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
[Diagnosis of psoriatic osteoarthropathy: comparison of clinical, radiologic and scintigraphic findings].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract