Mendonça JA, de Aquino JLB. Does ultrasound detect joint and intestinal changes in psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis after immunobiological treatment: A case report. World J Radiol 2025; 17(8): 109146 [DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i8.109146]
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José Alexandre Mendonça, PhD, Professor, Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences/Ultrasonography/Rheumatology Service, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) School of Life Sciences, Avenue John Boyd Dunlop, Jardim Ipaussurama, Campinas, Sumare 13175665, São Paulo, Brazil. alexandre@josealexandre.com
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Rheumatology
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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2025; 17(8): 109146 Published online Aug 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i8.109146
Does ultrasound detect joint and intestinal changes in psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis after immunobiological treatment: A case report
José Alexandre Mendonça, José Luís Braga de Aquino
José Alexandre Mendonça, Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences/Ultrasonography/Rheumatology Service, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) School of Life Sciences, Sumare 13175665, São Paulo, Brazil
José Luís Braga de Aquino, Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences/Surgery Service, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) School of Life Sciences, Campinas 13060-604, São Paulo, Brazil
Co-corresponding authors: José Alexandre Mendonça and José Luís Braga de Aquino.
Author contributions: Mendonça JA did the ultrasound exams; Mendonça JA and de Aquino JLB contributed equally, with the writing and the method description of this article as the co-corresponding authors; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent for publication was obtained for this case report.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: José Alexandre Mendonça, PhD, Professor, Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences/Ultrasonography/Rheumatology Service, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) School of Life Sciences, Avenue John Boyd Dunlop, Jardim Ipaussurama, Campinas, Sumare 13175665, São Paulo, Brazil. alexandre@josealexandre.com
Received: April 30, 2025 Revised: May 25, 2025 Accepted: July 24, 2025 Published online: August 28, 2025 Processing time: 120 Days and 3.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This case study highlights a promising ultrasound (US) use in the simultaneous assessment of joint and intestinal inflammation in a patient diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ulcerative colitis (UC). By employing high-frequency US (18 MHz) to evaluate dactylitis as well as abdominal US (3.5 MHz) to detect colonic inflammation, the findings underscore the versatility of this imaging technique. Following a six-month treatment regimen with adalimumab, significant improvements were observed in various clinical, laboratory, endoscopic, and sonographic parameters. These results suggest that US may represent a valuable tool for the integrated monitoring of PsA and UC and can potentially guide and enhance therapeutic strategies.
