enthesitis

Also known as inflammatory enthesopathy

Enthesitis is inflammation of the entheses (singular: enthesis), the sites where tendons, ligaments and joint capsules attach to bones.

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Medical condition (new).name: Enthesitis
Medical condition (new).image: Joint.svg
Medical condition (new).caption: Typical joint showing the entheses
Medical condition (new).field: rheumatology

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Clinical Trials

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The Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) StudyWomen's College Hospital · NCT04587362
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Efficacy of Golimumab in Combination With Methotrexate (MTX) Versus MTX Monotherapy, in Improving Dactylitis, in MTX naïve Psoriatic Arthritis PatientsInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes · NCT02065713
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A Clinical Study of Subclinical Enthesitis and Synovitis in Patients With Vulgaris PsoriasisThe 306 Hospital of People's Liberation Army · NCT02339636
PHASE3COMPLETED
Secukinumab Safety and Efficacy in Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis (JPsA) and Enthesitis-related Arthritis (ERA)Novartis Pharmaceuticals · NCT03031782
PHASE1COMPLETED
A Clinical Study With Adalimumab BiosimilarLaboratorios Richmond S.A.C.I.F. · NCT06291948
COMPLETED
Detection of Subclinical Enthesitis by UltrasonographyFatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital · NCT04209894

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Enthesitis is inflammation of the entheses (singular: enthesis), the sites where tendons, ligaments and joint capsules attach to bones.

It is a type of enthesopathy, meaning any pathologic condition of the entheses, with or without inflammation. There are some cases of isolated, primary enthesitis which are very poorly studied and understood. It is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases, like spondyloarthropathies and psoriasis (thought to often precede psoriatic arthritis). A common autoimmune enthesitis is at the heel, where the Achilles tendon attaches to the calcaneus.