Healio Rheuminations The Birth of a Disease: The Story of Psoriatic Arthritis
This episode details how psoriatic arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies came to be recognized as a distinct clinical entity after decades of nerdy arguing.
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- Intro :10
- Shout out to Cleveland Clinic Biologic Therapies Summit :30
- In this episode 1:29
- A 30,000-foot view 2:34
- When did PsA separate from rheumatoid arthritis? 3:34
- Mary Stults Sherman 7:11
- Verna Wright and Dr. John Moll put PsA on the map 9:09
- Recognizing PsA as a disease 15:20
- An anecdote about Wright 16:18
- Putting the SpA puzzle pieces together 18:19
- The severity of disease 19:08
- Episode wrap-up 20:46
Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.
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