CASPAR criteria is used in diagnosis of :: (A) Psoriatic ahritis, (B) Rheumatoid ahritis, (C) Ankyosing spondylitis, (D) Reactive synovitis
Answer is A. CASPAR Criterion for Psoriatic Ahritis To be classified as having PsA, a patient must have inflammatory joint disease (joint, spine, enthesitis) with >= 3 of the following 5 criteria. 1. Evidence of psoriasis (One of these) a. Current psoriasis b. Personal history c. Family history 2. Psoriatic nail dystrophy 3. Negative RF 4. Dactylitis (One of a, b) a. Current b. History 5. Radiological evidence of Juxta-aicular new bone formation.