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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Definitions and cut-off points of disease remission and low disease activity [20,21,22]

From: Psoriatic arthritis treatment to the target: a consensus, evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis and its concomitant clinical manifestations

Disease remission:

• Clinical remission: PASDAS: ≤ 1.9 or reaching minimal disease activity (MDA)

• Ultrasound remission: Grayscale grade 0 as well as grade 0 in power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS

• Functional good outcome: remission or minimal disease activity Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ, 0–3) < 0.5

Low disease activity:

▪ Clinical: low disease activity (PASDAS): 1.9–3.2 or reaching minimal disease activity (MDA)

▪ Ultrasound: grade I in power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS)

▪ Functional good outcome: remission or low disease activity Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ, 0–3) < 0.5

Ultrasound (enthesitis/arthritis)

▪ Grayscale: 0

▪ Power Doppler: 0

Functional disability

▪ HAQ < 0.5

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