Juvenile psoriatic arthritis and comorbidities: report of a case associated with enthesitis and celiac disease

Dermatol Ther. 2010 Mar-Apr:23 Suppl 2:S47-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01301.x.

Abstract

The present authors report the case of a 9-year-old boy affected by psoriasis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, enthesitis, and celiac disease. The signs and symptoms of the different comorbidities appeared at different times in the clinical history, complicating the overall diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Cooperation between dermatologists and rheumatologist is mandatory in similar cases, where sophisticated technology and teams with specialized and integrated knowledge are required.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / complications
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / complications
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / drug therapy
  • Celiac Disease / complications
  • Celiac Disease / diagnosis*
  • Celiac Disease / drug therapy
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rheumatic Diseases / complications
  • Rheumatic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rheumatic Diseases / drug therapy
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Vitamin D