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Review Cutaneous findings in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome. 2007
Soy M, Piskin S. · Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Trakya University, 22030, Edirne, Turkey. · Clin Rheumatol. · Pubmed #16915358 No free full text.
Abstract: Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by exocrine gland involvement. It is reported that the skin is affected in nearly half of SS patients. Cutaneous manifestations consist of xerosis, angular cheilitis, eyelid dermatitis, pruritus, cutaneous vasculitis (frequently manifesting as palpable purpura), and erythema annulare. Most of them are nonspecific and less severe than the oral, ocular, or musculoskeletal symptoms. We present two patients with primary SS who have many cutaneous manifestations including erythema annulare and pernio-like lesions and review the literature about this topic.
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Article Joint and nail involvement in Turkish patients with psoriatic arthritis. 2008
Soy M, Karaca N, Umit EU, Bes C, Piskin S. · Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14100, Gölköy, Bolu, Turkey. · Rheumatol Int. · Pubmed #18709372 No free full text.
Abstract: Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune, chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by the association of arthritis with psoriasis. In this paper, we explore the characteristics of joint and nail involvement in Turkish patients with psoriatic arthritis. Forty patients with psoriasis (M/F, 18/22) and 49 (M/F, 25/24) subjects with psoriatic arthritis were included in the study. Clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded. The distribution of the subjects with arthritis: (according to the clinical and radiological findings): polyarticular, 65%; oligoarticular, 23%; isolated axial involvement, 7.7%; arthritis mutilans, 3.8%; sacroiliitis, 19%. Nail involvement was significantly higher among patients with arthritis; i.e., 91 versus 32%; (P<0.05). There were no correlation between the skin involvement pattern and the arthritis type (P>0.05). Nevertheless, no relation was observed between the psoriasis duration and arthritis (P>0.05). Nail involvement is a frequent feature of the psoriatic arthritis which may be a useful finding for differential diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis from other inflammatory arthropathies.
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