Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2022
Abstract
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory musculoskeletal disease that affects especially peripheral and axial joints. PsA is a heterogeneous disease frequently associated with psoriasis and several other comorbidities, including osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis (OP) is a chronic systemic skeletal disease characterized by progressive bone loss, disruption of bone microarchitecture, and increased risk of fragility fracture. Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis are associated with reduced BMD and are at greater risk of developing osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture which could be the reason of worsening of the prognosis in patients with psoriatic arthritis.