Psoriatic Arthritis (1st Edition)

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OR MANAGEMENT 1st Edition

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Preface to the 1st edition

Critical studies on Mexican American literature were just coming into their own when Luis Leal wrote "Mexican American Literature: A Historical Perspective." In this important study maestro Leal wrote that "Mexican American literature of all genres is being written, published, and appraised at a striking rate" and that Chicano literature "has been recognized as a subject worthy of serious study...

Comparing bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Background: Changes in patients’ bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which can be due to the use of corticosteroid drugs to reduce patients' symptoms or due to the aging process in patients. In this study, we decided to compare BMD in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This study as a cross-sectional descrip...

Psoriatic Arthritis.

Psoriatic arthritis occurs in 5 - 42% of patients with psoriasis. It is an inflammatory arthritis distinct from rheumatoid, being usually sero-negative, asymmetrical and often affecting the spine, sacro-iliac and distal interphalangeal joints. It runs a very variable course, from a mild non-destructive disease to a severe rapidly progressive erosive arthropathy, producing an 'arthritis mutilans...