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Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Flashcards

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How is axial spondyloarthritis classified?

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3/12 of inflammatory back pain with onset at age than less than 45 years plus either sacrolititis on imaging and >1 SpA feature OR HLA-B27 positive and > 2 other SpA features

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What are the SpA features?

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inflammatory back pain
arthritis
enthesitis
uveitis
dactylitis
psoriasis
crohn's/colitis
good response to NSAIDs
family history
HLA-B27
elevated CRP
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How is peripheral spondyloarthritis classified?

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peripheral arthritis or enthesitis or dactylitis PLUS at least one of (uveitis, psoriais, colitis, preceding infection, HLA-B27, sacrolitis on imaging) OR at least two of (arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, inflammatory back pain, FHx)

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What conditions are classified as spondyloarhtritides?

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Ankylosing spondylitis, undifferentiated SpA, Juvenile SpA, arthritis associated with UC/crohn’s, reactive arthritis, acute anterior uveitis, psoriatic arthritis

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What is inflammatory back pain?

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Back pain that occurs at age of less than 40 with a gradual onset, improvement with exercise, pain at night that improves when getting up

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Which genes are involved in axSpAs?

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HLA-B27, HLA-B40, ERAP1

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What is a characteristic feature of the spondyloarthropathies?

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bone remodelling occurs as well as damage

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What are the clinical features of axial spondyloarthritis?

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inflammatory back pain, alternating buttock pain, restriction in spinal movement, extra axial MSK features, extra articular features

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What are the extra axial MSK features of axial spondyloarthritis?

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Peripheral arthritis - in an asymmetric oligoarthritis pattern, and enthesitis

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What are the extra articular features of axial spondyloarthritis?

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anterior uveitis, IBD, psoriasis, apical fibrosis, aortic regurgitation

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How common is axial spondyloarthritis?

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0.5-1% of population

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When is onset of symptoms of axial spondyloarthritis?

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3rd decade of life

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What percentage of people with the HLA-B27 gene will develop an axial spondyloarhtitis?

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5%

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What investigations should be done when axial spondyloarthritis is suspected?

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HLA-B27, inflammatory markers, XR (sacro iliac joints, cervical and thoraco-lumbar spine), MRI

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What percentage of people with AS are positive for HLA-B27?

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90%

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What is the difference between non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis?

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they are a spectrum of the same disease - non radiographic patients go on to develop AS over time (after 20 years 85% will have developed AS), patients have same levels of pain however patients with AS have more imapired spinal mobility and chest expansion

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What does sacrolitis look like on plain XR?

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normal in early disease, early changes: erosions, sclerosis at margins, later: pseudo-widening, last: joint space narrowing progressing to ankylosis

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What does the spine look like on plain XR in ank spond?

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squaring of the vertebrae, romanus lesion (shiny corner), syndesmophyte. In late stages can have fractures and fusion of facet joints

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What are the features of sacro-iliitis on MRI?

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active inflammation (subchondral bone marrow oedema), synovitis, enthesitis, post inflammatory lesions (erosions, sclerosis, ankylosis, fatty lesions)

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What are the features in a spine MRI in axial spondyloarthritis?

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bone marrow oedema at vertebral corners, erosions, spondylodiscitis

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Which MRI sequence is best for visualising subchondral bone marrow oedema?

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STIR sequence

22
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What predicts radiographic progression?

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active inflammation and smoking

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What is first line therapy for axial spondyloarhtiritis?

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NSAIDs and non pharmacologics e.g. exercise

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Are NSAIDs disease modifying?

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What is the indication for sulfasalazine and methotrexate?

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peripheral manifestations (arhtritis, enthesitis, dactylitis)

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Are conventional synthetic DMARDs (sulfasalazine and methotrexate) effective for spinal inflammation?

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What is the second line therapy for axial spondyloarthritis?

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TNF alpha blockers or IL-17 blockers

28
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Should NSAIDs be used continuosly or PRN?

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depends on risk vs benefit

29
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Which patients are the best candidates for biologic therapies?

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young, shorter disease duration, higher inflammatory markers, worse inflammation on MRI, less functional impairment, HLA-B27 positive

30
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Which patients qualify for biologic therapy in Australia?

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patients who have failed 12 weeks of NSAIDs and exercise and still have active disease

31
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Which biologic therapies are beneficial in axial spondyloarthropathies?

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all TNF inhibitors and IL-17 inhibitors

32
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Are IL-12 and IL-23 blockers effective?

33
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Which biologic is available on the PBS for non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis?

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Do biologic therapies stop XR progression?

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not within first 2 years but yes after 2 years

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What percentage of patients with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis?

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What are the 5 different patterns of joint involvement in psoriatic arthritis?

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  • asymmetric oligoarthritis (most common)
  • symmetric polyarthritis
  • axial AS like
  • distal interphalyngeal joint with nail diease
  • arthritis mutilans
37
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What is dactylitis?

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swelling along the entire length of digit - tendon and joint inflammation

38
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What are the nail changes in psoriatic arthritis?

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pitting, onycholysis and nail plate crumbling

39
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What comorbidities are commonly seen in psoriatic arthritis?

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CV disease, depression, metabolic syndrome

40
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What investigations should be ordered in psoriatic arhtritis?

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there are no biomarkers/antibodies and CRP/ESR only go up in about 40% of patients, RF and CCP are usually negative, can look at XR

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What are the characeristic XR findings of psoriatic arhtirits?

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pencil in cup deformity, erosions, new bone formation

can also get ankylosis and sacro-iliitis

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What are the treatment options for psoriatic arthritis?

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NSAIDs for symptom relief, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, leflunomide, biologics (anti-TNF, anti-IL17, IL12/23 blocker, JAK1/3 inhibitor)

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In which patients should IL-17 blockers be avoided?

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patients with IBD

44
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What is reactive arthritis?

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a sterile arthritis following a remote infection

45
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Which are the causative organisms in reactive arthritis?

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chlamydia, shigella, salmonella, campylobacter, yersinia

46
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How long before the arthritis do patients have the infection in reactive arhritis

47
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How do you treat reactive arthritis?

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treat the infection, anti inflammatories for symptom relief, consider glucocorticoid if unwell

48
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How long does reactive arhrtitis last?

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3-5 months

49
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Which patients should you use a DMARD in for reactive arthritis?

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If it lasts longer than 5 months

50
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What percentage of patients with IBD get spondyloarthritis?

51
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How should IBD associated spondyloarthritis be treated?

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NSAIDs, DMARDs, controlling bowel disease, anti-TNF

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