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In psoriatic arthropathy:
a)
There is a strong relationship between the skin changes and the
severity and extent of arthritis
b)
There is a close relationship between the onset of nail dystrophy and
arthritis
c)
Nail dystrophy is more common in patients with the spinal form of
arthritis
d)
Longitudinal ridging of the nails is diagnostic of psoriatic
arthropathy
e)
Acute anterior uveitis is common in patients with the mutilating form
of psoriatic arthropathy
Answer:
b)
There is poor correlation between the skin changes and
the arthritis although there is closer relationship between nail changes and
arthritis. Nail dystrophy is common in those with distal interphalangeal joint
involvement. Longitudinal ridging is not a specific associated feature of
psoriatic arthropathy. Anterior uveitis is associated with sacroiliitis.
