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Item Magnitude and Pattern of psoriatic arthritis using PEST Questionnaire among patient with psoriasis attending at ALERT Hospital, Dermatology OPD Addis Ababa 2023: prospective single centered cross sectional study(Addis Ababa University, 2024-01-05) Ababiya Tafesse; Amel BeshirPsoriatic arthritis is the most common extra-cutaneous manifestation of psoriasis, and affects musculoskeletal structures mainly joints and entheses, where tendons and ligaments attach to the bone. It is a chronic immune-mediated, seronegative arthritis with a heterogeneous presentation. Its prevalence ranges from 3.2 to 41% among psoriatic patients with equal sex prevalence. Most of the PsA patients were first evaluated for skin psoriasis 10 years before PsA onset and PsA is often undiagnosed and unrecognized among patients followed at dermatology clinics. So, we have to equip dermatologists with tools that can easily assist in identifying PsA. The psoriasis epidemiologic screening tool (PEST) is a validated screening tool for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) that was developed to detect and study the prevalence of PsA. Since it has only five questions, it is easy to use in routine OPD setup.