The pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PSA) is still a matter of debate. A favourable genetic background is interwoven with environmental triggering factors in a complex network. Shared antigens and the recirculation of immune cells may account for the clinical manifestations, involving both ...
PsA most often affects your skin and your joints, which can become swollen, stiff, and painful. Over time, if you don’t treat it, the inflammation can damage joints and tissues. Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms The symptoms of psoriatic arthritis include: Swollen fingers and toes Foot pain ...
One of the tricky parts of PsA is that the symptoms, includingjoint pain, can come and go. When things are at their worst, it’s called a flare up, or flare. Without the right treatment, a flare can last for months. Apsoriatic arthritis flarecan cause one or more joints to feel ver...
Both rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune conditions that cause chronic inflammation of your joints. They have very similar joint symptoms. However, with rheumatoid arthritis, you will usually have symptoms in the same joint on both sides of your body. For instance, you might have symp...
银屑病关节炎(psoriatic arthritis,PsA)是一种与银屑病相关的炎性关节病,有银屑病皮疹并伴有关节和周围软组织疼痛、肿胀、压痛、僵硬和运动障碍。部分患者可有骶髂关节炎和(或)脊柱炎,病程迁延,易复发。晚期可有关节强直。PsA除了关节损害、关节功能障碍,影响日常生活、工作外,最新的研究发现其心血管疾病风险明显增加...
PsA is a combination of the joint problems of arthritis and the skin issues of psoriasis. With PsA, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the joints and causes overproduction of skin cells. Typically, the skin patches associated with psoriasis appear first, and symptoms of ...
Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects both the skin and joints. Reviewed by a board-certified rheumatologist.
PsA symptoms can suddenly flare and then go into remission for extended periods or can remain active for many years at a time. If left untreated, PsA can lead to persistent inflammation, progressive joint damage, pain, disability, and further restrictions to everyday activities. ...
Your skin symptoms and joint pain could have something in common: psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PsA is a chronic inflammatory disease that attacks your joints on the inside and your skin on the outside. Could your symptoms mean a condition like PsA? Take the Symptom Quiz and talk to your doct...
#1 How is psoriatic arthritis making you feel overall? Has your joint pain or morning stiffness been better or worse over the last couple of weeks? #2 Any new or worsening symptoms? They could be a sign that your PsA is progressing—and if that’s the case, your doctor may want to ad...