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Table 1 The recently developed CASPAR (classification criteria for PsA) criteria consist of established inflammatory arthritis, defined by the presence of tender and swollen joints and prolonged morning or immobility-induced stiffness, with a total of at least 3 points from the features listed in this table

From: Role of diagnostic imaging in psoriatic arthritis: how, when, and why

CASPAR criteria [13]

Skin psoriasis

Present

2 points

Previously present by history

1 point

A family history of psoriasis

1 point

Nail lesions (Onycholysis, pitting)

1 point

Dactylitis (present or past, documented by a rheumatologist)

1 point

Negative rheumatoid factor (RF)

1 point

Juxtaarticular bone formation on radiographs (distinct from osteophytes)

1 point