The Birth of a Disease: The Story of Psoriatic Arthritis

Adam J. Brown, MD

This episode details how psoriatic arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies came to be recognized as a distinct clinical entity after decades of nerdy arguing.

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
Dr. Mary Stults Sherman 7:11
Dr. 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

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