Inflammatory Arthritis
A 42-year-old man with a 10-year history of scalp psoriasis presents with progressive finger stiffness and swelling. Examination reveals diffuse swelling of the right index finger ("sausage digit"), nail pitting, onycholysis, and swelling of multiple DIP joints. Radiographs show erosive changes at the DIP joints with a "pencil-in-cup" deformity. Regarding psoriatic arthritis of the hand:
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Dactylitis ("sausage digit") is a hallmark of psoriatic arthritis resulting from concurrent tenosyno...
DIP joint involvement is characteristic of psoriatic arthritis and helps distinguish it from rheumat...
Psoriatic arthritis only occurs in patients with established skin psoriasis; arthritis never precede...
The "pencil-in-cup" deformity is a radiographic hallmark of psoriatic arthritis caused by erosive re...
Arthritis mutilans (opera glass hand) represents the most severe destructive form with osteolysis le...
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