A systematic review of herpes zoster incidence and consensus recommendations on vaccination in adult patients on systemic therapy for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: From the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation.
Baumrin E, Van Voorhees A, Garg A, Feldman SR, Merola JF. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Mar 15
A systematic literature search was performed of HZ in patients with PsO/PsA. HZ vaccination guidelines were reviewed and the medical board of the National Psoriasis Foundation made consensus recommendations in PsO/PsA patients based on graded evidence. HZ risk depends on disease severity and treatment class. Recombinant zoster vaccine should be given to all PsO/PsA patients >50 years old and younger patients at increased risk.
Ultrasonographic and Clinical Assessment of Peripheral Enthesitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: The ULISSE Study.
Macchioni P, Salvarani C, Possemato N, et al. J Rheumatol. 2019 Mar 15.
The ULISSE study indicated that enthesitis is a common feature in patients with PsA, those with psoriasis, and in those with FMS if only clinical examination is used. US entheseal assessment showed findings more consistent with the 3 disorders.
The development of a modified Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (mPASDAS) using SF-12 as a measure of quality of life.
Perruccio AV, Got M, Li S, Ye Y, Gladman DD, Chandran V. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Mar 15.
The Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) is a composite measure of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) disease activity. The length of its patient-reported components raises concern about questionnaire burden. The PASDAS includes the SF-36 measure. The study investigated the agreement between PASDAS and a modified PASDAS (mPASDAS) which substituted the SF-36 with the shortened SF-12.
The Impact of Intermittent Fasting (Ramadan Fasting) on Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity, Enthesitis, and Dactylitis: A Multicentre Study.
Adawi M, Damiani G, Bragazzi NL, et al. Nutrients. 2019 Mar 12;11(3).
Fasting was found to be a predictor of a decrease in PsA disease activity scores (DAPSA, BASDAI, LEI, DSS) even after adjustment for weight loss. IL-17 therapy was found to be an independent predictor of decreases in LEI after fasting.
Preventing psoriatic arthritis: focusing on patients with psoriasis at increased risk of transition.
Scher JU, Ogdie A, Merola JF, Ritchlin C. Nat Rev Rheumatol . 2019 Mar;15(3):153-166.
The events responsible for progression to PsA are currently unclear. Genetic and clinical–demographic risk factors (most notably familial aggregation and psoriasis sub-phenotypes) provide relevant insights into the variables that promote transition.