Clinical Study

Systemic Autoimmune, Rheumatic Diseases and Coinciding Psoriasis: Data from a Large Single-Centre Registry and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Patient characteristics with rheumatoid arthritis only.

At the age of RA onset Comorbidity Immunoserology DMARD therapy Response to DMARD Corticosteroids (mg PED)Biological therapy Response to biology therapy

63 yrs Hypertension RF, ACPA Sulfasalazine-ineffective, leflunomide-allergic side effect, oral methotrexatePartial response <7.5 Tocilizumab Remission

46 yrs RF, ACPA, ANA Combination of oral methotrexate and chloroquine Remission 10

59 yrs Sjögren’s syndrome RF, ACPA, ANA Combination of oral methotrexate and chloroquine Remission 10

32 yrs RF, ACPA, ANA Combination of subcutaneous methotrexate and chloroquine Remission

40 yrs RF, ACPA Subcutaneous methotrexate Remission

RA: rheumatoid arthritis, ANA: anti-nuclear antibody, ACPA: anti-citrullinated peptide antibody, DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, and PED: prednisolone equivalent dose.