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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no [[ultrasound]] findings associated with [[cutaneous]] psoriasis, | There are no [[ultrasound]] findings associated with [[cutaneous]] psoriasis, though an ultrasound may be used as a bedside tool to evaluate [[Joint|joints]] in cases of psoriatic arthritis. | ||
==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
[[ | In cases of psoriatic arthritis, an [[ultrasound]] may reveal the following abnormalities:<ref name="urlPsoriatic Arthritis Mutilans: Clinical and Radiographic Criteria. A Systematic Review | The Journal of Rheumatology">{{cite web |url=http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/8/1432.long |title=Psoriatic Arthritis Mutilans: Clinical and Radiographic Criteria. A Systematic Review | The Journal of Rheumatology |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Synovitis]] | *[[Synovitis]] | ||
*[[Tenosynovitis]] | *[[Tenosynovitis]] | ||
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*[[Retrocalcaneal bursitis|Retrocalcaneal]] or pre-Achilles [[bursitis]] | *[[Retrocalcaneal bursitis|Retrocalcaneal]] or pre-Achilles [[bursitis]] | ||
[[Image:Usg_psor.jpg|300px|center|frame|Arrow: Joint erosion, 1. Metacarpal, 2. Phalanx, 3. Extendor tendon, 4. Joint cavity]] | [[Image:Usg_psor.jpg|300px|center|frame|Arrow: Joint erosion, 1. Metacarpal, 2. Phalanx, 3. Extendor tendon, 4. Joint cavity]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Psoriasis ultrasound |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]
Overview
There are no ultrasound findings associated with cutaneous psoriasis, though an ultrasound may be used as a bedside tool to evaluate joints in cases of psoriatic arthritis.
Ultrasound
In cases of psoriatic arthritis, an ultrasound may reveal the following abnormalities:[1]
- Synovitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Peritendinitis
- Retrocalcaneal or pre-Achilles bursitis
