WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Sara Nassear Hassan*, Jassim Mohammed Taib and Marwah Mahfoodh Shakir

ABSTRACT

Background: There are regional variations in the clinical and medical presentation and characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The polyarticular form has superseded the oligoarticular type, which was thought to be the most prevalent. Aim: This study is designed to know the clinical characeristics and distributions of psoriatic arthritis in Mosul city. Methodology: A case series research conducted in a hospital with fifty PsA patients over a six-month period. The Psoriatic Area as well as Severity Index (PASI) was used to determine the skin's severity. The CASPAR criteria for PsA were used to diagnose PsA. The Moll and Wright categorization criteria were used to categorize the quantity and arrangement of inflamed and sensitive joints. Results: PsA began at an average age around forty years. In 44 (88%) of the patients, the cutaneous involvement happened before the joint involvement; in only two, they co-occurred; and in 4 (8%), the PsA came before the skin involvement. 35 individuals (or 70%) had symmetrical polyarthritis, which was the most common clinical manifestation. Among all the patients, plaque-type psoriasis was the most prevalent clinical form. Thirty-five individuals (about 70%) had nail involvement as a result of psoriasis. Pitting was the most frequently seen nail alteration, occurring in 26 (52%) of the individuals. Conclusion: various regions of the world have various PsA clinical patterns. The most prevalent kind of polyarthritis is now symmetrical.

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