METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE COURSE OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC A61B5/55 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to dermatology and functional diagnostics, and can be used to predict the course of psoriatic arthritis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the affected joints and entheses, as well as clinically intact joints, the lesion of which is characteristic of the form of the articular syndrome diagnosed in the patient, is performed. On MRI, the presence of signs of a deep Köbner phenomenon in the area of ​​intact joints at the locations of entheses and tendons of muscles is determined, and if they are detected, the transition of a moderate course of psoriatic arthritis to a severe course is predicted.

EFFECT: method allows increasing the accuracy of the forecast by determining the preclinical signs of involvement of deep-lying tissues in the destructive process.

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