Table 2

 Clinical features of patients with anti-CCP antibodies

Sex, age (y)Dis durAnti-CCP (U/ml)Anti-pepA or pepB reactivityRF (titre)SJCRXJCAsym oligo disFeatures helpful in distinguishing PsA from RAFamily historyDMARD*Psoriasis subtype
*Current treatment in bold.
asym oligo dis, asymmetrical oligoarticular disease (No(1), polyarticular disease; No(2), symmetrical oligoarticular disease); CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; CS, corticosteroids; CyA, ciclosporine; DIP, distal interphalangeal joint; Dis dur, disease duration; Dpen, D-penicillamine; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; MTX, methotrexate; NA, no radiographs available; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; RXJC, radiological erosive or destructive joint count; SASP, salazopyrine; SJC, number of swollen joints; y, years.
F, 391554PepA+PepB160619No(1)Enthesitis, dactylitis, inflammatory low back pain, DIP involvement.Infliximab + MTX + SASPNail involvement
M, 24554Neg3201017No(1)DIP involvementPsoriasis, IBDCyA+CS + MTX +DpenNail involvement
M, 60572PepA+PepB128043No(1) MTX Vulgaris
M, 681793Neg6401034No(1)DIP involvement, enthesitis, dactylitis, sacroiliitis, ankylosisMTX+CSVulgaris and nail involvement
M, 6720353PepA2560238No(1)DIP involvement, enthesitis, dactylitisMTX+CSVulgaris and nail involvement
F, 505500PepA+PepB800NANo(1)Enthesitis, dactylitis, sacroiliitis, inflammatory low back painPsoriasis Infliximab+MTX Vulgaris
M, 3761100PepA+PepB16061No(1)Psoriasis, PsAMTX+SASPVulgaris and nail involvement
F, 54111113PepA+PepB8001No(1)PsoriasisMTX+SASPNail involvement
F, 6861375PepA+PepB16040No(1)Psoriasis Infliximab +MTX Vulgaris
F, 4891456Pep B320214No(1)AnkylosisEtanercept +CyA+MTXVulgaris
F, 311>1600PepA+PepB64050No(1)EnthesitisSASPVulgaris and nail involvement
F, 518>1600PepA+PepB128010No(1)Dactylitis, enthesitisPsoriasisAbsentVulgaris and nail involvement
M, 461>1600PepA+PepB32000YesEnthesitisPsoriasis SASP Vulgaris and nail involvement
M, 635>1600PepA+PepB128097No(1)DIP involvement, enthesitis, dactylitis MTX Vulgaris
M, 696>1600PepA+PepB1600NANo(2)MTX+goldVulgaris