Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Early peripheral psoriatic arthritis: Baseline features of the first 186 patients in the French Nationwide APACHE Cohort
Authors' conclusion
Patients with early peripheral PsA had moderate disease activity, a predominant oligoarticular profile, and a high prevalence of entheseal pain.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with early peripheral PsA (APACHE cohort, France), first included patients
- Participants
- 186 first included patients
- Outcome
- Main baseline clinical characteristics
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsmulticentre, national, ongoing, descriptive baseline analysis, planned follow-up of 10 years
- Multicentre
- National
- Ongoing
- Descriptive baseline analysis
- Planned follow-up of 10 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Baseline disease activity (DAPSA score)
- Mean DAPSA score (moderate disease activity)
- 19±14
- Mean swollen joint count
- 2.1±3.2
- Mean tender joint count
- 6.0±8.0
- Initially involved joints: hands
- 40%
- Initially involved joints: knees
- 28%
- Entheseal pain
- 39%
- Dactylitis
- 27%
- Obesity
- 27%
- At least one CV risk factor or disease
- 49%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Early peripheral psoriatic arthritis: Baseline features of the first 186 patients in the French Nationwide APACHE Cohort. Joint Bone Spine. Published 27 May 2025. doi:10.
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