Proximal patellar enthesitis treatment with ustekinumab in a patient with psoriatic arthritis: significant response documented by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 Oct 1;58(10):1879-1882. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez181.

Authors

Valentina Picerno¹, Enrico Scarano², Marisa Tataranni³, Giovanni Peruz¹, Carmela Esposito¹, Angela Padula¹, Salvatore D'Angelo^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IReL) and Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy.
² Radiology Department, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza, Potenza, Italy.
³ Dermatology Unit, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza, Potenza, Italy.
⁴ Fondazione Basilicata Ricerca Biomedica, Potenza, Italy.

PMID: 31079147
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez181

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis, Psoriatic / complications*
Enthesopathy / diagnostic imaging
Enthesopathy / drug therapy*
Enthesopathy / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Patella
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography*
Ustekinumab / therapeutic use*

Substances

Ustekinumab