Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Historical Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Historical Perspectives on Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Dafna D. Gladman

      Pages 3-6

   3. GRAPPA Historical Perspective

      • Dafna D. Gladman, Philip J. Mease, Philip H. Helliwell

      Pages 7-14

3. Epidemiological Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Classification Criteria for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

      • William J. Taylor

      Pages 17-26

   3. Epidemiology of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Rodolfo Perez-Alamino, Hisham Sharlala, Ade Adebajo, Luis R. Espinoza

      Pages 27-38

   4. The Natural History of Psoriatic Arthritis

      • William Tillett, Philip H. Helliwell

      Pages 39-42

4. Pathological and Genetic Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Immunopathogenesis of Psoriasis Skin and Nail

      • Ami R. Saraiya, Alice B. Gottlieb

      Pages 45-52

   3. Immunopathology of the Psoriatic Arthritis Musculoskeletal Lesions

      • Kurt de Vlam

      Pages 53-60

   4. Innate and Acquired Cellular Immune Responses in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Bruce Kirkham

      Pages 61-72

   5. Cytokine Pathways in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Ankit Saxena, Smriti K. Raychaudhuri, Siba P. Raychaudhuri

      Pages 73-82

   6. Genetics of Psoriasis

      • Jason E. Hawkes, Bing-Jian Feng, Kristina Callis Duffin

      Pages 83-91

   7. Update on the Genetics of Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Darren D. O’Rielly, Lihi Eder, Proton Rahman

      Pages 93-102

   8. Animal Models of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Rik J. Lories, Barbara Neerinckx

      Pages 103-109

   9. Mechanisms of Bone Remodelling in Psoriatic Arthritis

      • Nigil Haroon, Christopher Ritchlin

      Pages 111-126

5. Clinical Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Psoriasis

      • Bahar Shafaeddin Schreve, Wolf-Henning Boehncke

      Pages 129-137

   3. Scalp Psoriasis: Clinical Features and Assessment

      • William Tuong, April W. Armstrong

      Pages 139-141

Educational advancement in the field of psoriatic arthritis which this book will provide is consistent with GRAPPA’s aims and objectives leading to a productive synergy. GRAPPA (Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis), is recognized world wide as the leading international society for the study and promotion of awareness of psoriatic arthritis. GRAPPA is an association of leading rheumatologists, dermatologists, representatives of patient service leagues and other stakeholders focused on psoriasis and PsA.​Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) ranks with rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis as one of the most prevalent inflammatory arthropathies worldwide. There is now a significant global awareness among Rheumatologists, Dermatologists, Internal Medicine Specialists, Gastroenterologists, General Practitioners, Family Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Nurse Specialists, Immunogenetics and many other Health Care Professionals with regards to the importance of psoriatic arthritis.

• Arthritis
• Clinical Psoriatic Arthritis
• Educational advancements
• Grappa
• Inflammatory arthropathy

“The purpose is to provide the latest information on managing psoriasis. The authors accomplish this goal. The audience is dermatologists. … This is the most up‐to‐date reference on treatments related to the immune dysregulation and unchecked inflammatory cytokines driving psoriasis. I highly recommend it if you treat psoriatic patients in your practice.” (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  Adewale Adebajo

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland

  Wolf-Henning Boehncke

• Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada

  Dafna D. Gladman

• Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, USA

  Philip J. Mease