Pencil-in-cup deformity

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Pencil-in-cup deformity is the description given to one of the appearances on plain radiograph in psoriatic arthritis.

The appearance results from periarticular erosions and bone resorption giving the appearance of a pencil in a cup.

Although classically described with psoriatic arthritis, this appearance can also be seen in systemioc scleroisis, rheumatoid arthritis or reactive arthritis.

  • -<p><strong>Pencil-in-</strong><strong>cup deformity</strong> is the description given to one of the appearances on plain radiograph in <a href="/articles/psoriatic-arthritis">psoriatic arthritis</a>.</p><p>The appearance results from periarticular erosions and bone resorption giving the appearance of a pencil in a cup.</p>
  • +<p><strong>Pencil-in-</strong><strong>cup deformity</strong> is the description given to one of the appearances on plain radiograph in <a href="/articles/psoriatic-arthritis">psoriatic arthritis</a>.</p><p>The appearance results from periarticular erosions and bone resorption giving the appearance of a pencil in a cup.</p><p>Although classically described with psoriatic arthritis, this appearance can also be seen in systemioc scleroisis, rheumatoid arthritis or reactive arthritis.</p>

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  • 1. Siannis F, Farewell VT, Cook RJ, et al. Clinical and radiological damage in psoriatic arthritis. Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 65 (4): 478-81. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2005.039826">doi:10.1136/ard.2005.039826</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16126794">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 2. S. Ramakrishnan, S. K. Das, K. Mishra; Systemic sclerosis with pencil‐in‐cup deformity, Rheumatology, Volume 40, Issue 5, 1 May 2001, Pages 594–595, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/40.5.594">doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/40.5.594</a>

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