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dc.contributor.authorMumtaz, Aizad
dc.contributor.authorFitzGerald, Oliver
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T10:33:17Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T10:33:17Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01T10:33:17Z
dc.identifier.citationCurr Rheumatol Rep. 2010 Aug;12(4):264-71.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1534-6307 (Electronic)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1523-3774 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid20440659en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11926-010-0109-yen_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/207627
dc.description.abstractPsoriatic disease presents with a complex array of clinical features, including peripheral synovitis and skin psoriasis, but there is also variable involvement of the nail, dactylitis, enthesitis, and spinal disease. Composite assessment of disease activity and response taking into account the impact of the disease as a whole on an individual's health and quality of life is of vital importance. Following an extensive literature review, discussions, and consensus, the Group for Research in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) published guidelines to help clinicians make treatment decisions. The utility of these guidelines in routine clinical practice is further enhanced by incorporating them into a Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI). The potential application of the CPDAI in typical psoriatic disease patients is presented and discussed. Validation and possible modification of a composite disease activity and responder index is currently being undertaken by GRAPPA.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.meshArthritis, Psoriatic/*therapyen_GB
dc.subject.meshClinical Protocolsen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshSeverity of Illness Indexen_GB
dc.titleApplication of the GRAPPA psoriatic arthritis treatment recommendations in clinical practice.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentBone and Joint Unit, Dublin Academic Health Care, St Vincent's University, Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalCurrent rheumatology reportsen_GB
dc.description.provinceLeinster
html.description.abstractPsoriatic disease presents with a complex array of clinical features, including peripheral synovitis and skin psoriasis, but there is also variable involvement of the nail, dactylitis, enthesitis, and spinal disease. Composite assessment of disease activity and response taking into account the impact of the disease as a whole on an individual's health and quality of life is of vital importance. Following an extensive literature review, discussions, and consensus, the Group for Research in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) published guidelines to help clinicians make treatment decisions. The utility of these guidelines in routine clinical practice is further enhanced by incorporating them into a Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI). The potential application of the CPDAI in typical psoriatic disease patients is presented and discussed. Validation and possible modification of a composite disease activity and responder index is currently being undertaken by GRAPPA.


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