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2020 Apr 09


J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

Tofacitinib in psoriatic arthritis patients: skin signs and symptoms and health-related quality of life from two randomized phase 3 studies.

Authors

Merola JF, Papp KA, Nash P, Gratacós J, Boehncke WH, Thaçi D, Graham D, Hsu MA, Wang C, Wu J, Young P
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Apr 09.
PMID: 32271970.

Abstract

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, systemic immune-mediated inflammatory musculoskeletal disease. The onset of dermatologic symptoms often precedes rheumatic manifestations. Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of PsA that has been shown to improve dermatologic symptoms in patients with PsA.