Stefan Tchernodrinski

I. What every physician needs to know. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic seronegative inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. A textbook presentation is that of a patient with psoriasis who develops prolonged morning stiffness and swelling of the DIP joints that progresses to dactylitis (i.e. swelling of the entire digits, giving them a “sausage” appearance). There…