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Inflamação crónica das articulações que afeta até 30% dos pacientes com psoríase.
Pode afetar grandes e pequenas articulações e ser assimétrica. É muito frequente a afetação das articulações interfalângicas distais de mãos e pés.
O diagnóstico é clínico e deve-se suspeitar em pacientes com psoríase que tenham sintomas de artrite.
Para o tratamento, utilizam-se medicamentos antirreumáticos e agentes biológicos.
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