Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2024 Aug 20;34(5):1076-1078.
doi: 10.1093/mr/roae003.

Modified pustulotic arthro-osteitis diagnostic guidance 2022 - Modified Sonozaki criteria - Secondary publication

Shigeyoshi Tsuji  1 , Yukari Okubo  2 , Mitsumasa Kishimoto  3 , Yoshinori Taniguchi  4 , Yoko Ishihara  5 , Masao Tamura  6 , Satomi Kobayashi  5 , Rei Watanabe  7   8 , Yuya Takakubo  9 , Tetsuya Tomita  10
Affiliations
Review

Modified pustulotic arthro-osteitis diagnostic guidance 2022 - Modified Sonozaki criteria - Secondary publication

Shigeyoshi Tsuji et al. Mod Rheumatol. .

Abstract

The concept of pustulotic arthro-osteitis (PAO) was first reported by Sonozaki et al. in 1979, with diagnostic criteria (Sonozaki criteria) proposed in 1981. These criteria have served as the gold standard for PAO diagnosis for over 40 years. In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on maximizing the quality of life of patients with PAO. This is achieved by striving for clinical remission, structural remission, and functional remission through early diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic intervention from an early stage. This article is an English translation of a summary of the 'Modified PAO Diagnostic Guidance 2022', edited by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Research Group on improvement of medical standard and quality of life of patients with spondyloarthritis and related diseases represented by ankylosing spondylitis and the Japan Spondyloarthritis Society. This guidance is intended to be helpful to both Japanese and global communities in rheumatology and spondyloarthritis.

Keywords: Diagnostic guidance; palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP); pustulotic arthro-osteitis (PAO); sonozaki disease.

PubMed Disclaimer