The use of sulfasalazine in psoriatic arthritis: A clinic experience

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1957-1961

  Rahman, Proton ^a   Gladman, Dafna D ^a,c   Cook, Richard J ^b   Zhou, Yu ^b   Young, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Psoriatic arthritis; Radiological outcome; Sulfasalazine; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RASH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031752214     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Abu-Shakra M, Gladman DD. Aetiopathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatol Rev 1994;3:1-7.
2. Gladman DD. The natural history of psoriatic arthritis. In: Wright V, Helliwell P, editors. Psoriatic arthritis. London: Bailliere Tindall; 1994:379-94.
3. Jones G, Crotty M, Brooks P. Psoriatic arthritis: an overview of therapy and toxicity. In: Tugwell P, Brooks P, Wells G, de Bies R, Bosi-Ferraz M, Gillespie W, editors. Musculoskeletal module of the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews [updated 5 December 1996]. Available in The Cochrane Library [database on disk and CD-ROM]. The Cochrane Collaboration; Issue I. Oxford: Update Software; 1997.
4. Felson D, Anderson J, Meenan F. The comparative efficacy and toxicity of second-line drugs in rheumatoid arthritis. Results of two meta-analyses. Arthritis Rheum 1990;33:1449-61.
5. Ferraz M, Tugwell P, Goldsmith C, et al. Meta-analyses of sulfasalazine in ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol 1990;17:1482-6.
6. Jones G, Crotty M, Brooks P, and the Psoriatic Arthritis Metaanalysis Study Group. Br J Rheumatol 1997;36:95-9.
7. Farr M, Kitas GD, Waterhouse L, Jubb R, Feliz-Davies D, Bacon PA. Sulfasalazine in psoriatic arthritis. A double blind placebo controlled trial. Br J Rheumatol 1990;29:46-9.
8. Fraser SM, Hopkins R, Hunter JA, Neumann V, Capell HA, Bird HA. Sulfasalazine in the management of psoriatic arthritis. Br J Rheumatol 1993;32:923-5.
9. Gupta AK, Grober JS, Hamilton TA. Sulfasalazine therapy for psoriatic arthritis. A double blind, placebo controlled trial. J Rheumatol 1995;22:894-8.
10. Dougados M, van der Linden S, Leirisalo-Repo M, et al. Sulfasalazine in the treatment of spondyloarthropathy. Arthritis Rheum 1995;38:618-27.
11. Combe B, Goupille P, Kuntz JL, Tebib J, Liote F, Bregeon C. Sulfasalazine in psoriatic arthritis: a randomized multicentre. placebo-controlled trial. Br J Rheumatol 1996;35:664-8.
12. Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Mejias E, et al. Comparison of Sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1996;39:2013-20.
13. Gladman DD, Shuckett R, Russell ML, Thorne JC, Schachter RK. Psoriatic arthritis - clinical and laboratory analysis of 220 patients. Q J Med 1987;62:127-41.
14. Gladman DD, Farewell V, Buskila D, et al. Reliability of measurements of active and damaged joints in psoriatic arthritis. J Rheumatol 1990;17:62-4.
15. Rahman P, Gladman DD, Salonen D, Cook RJ. Reliability and responsiveness of radiological methods in psoriatic arthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 1997;40:S262.
16. Steinbrocker O, Traeger CH, Batterman RC. Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis. J Am Med Assoc 1949;140:659-62.
17. Fredricksson T, Pettersson U. Severe psoriasis, oral therapy with a retinoid. Dermatologica 1978;157:238-44.
18. Van der Heijde DM. Van Riel P, Nuver-Zwartz E, et al. Sulfasalazine versus hydroxychloroquine in rheumatoid arthritis: 3-year follow up [letter]. Lancet 1990;335:539.
19. Pullar T, Hunter J, Capell H. Effect of sulfasalazine on the radiological progression of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 1987;46:398-402.
20. Gupta AK, Ellis CN, Siegel MT, Voorhees JJ. Sulfasalazine: a potential psoriasis therapy? J Am Acad Dermatol 1989;20:797-800.