Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that can significantly impact the quality of life of those affected. Understanding where and how this disease manifests in the body can help in ...

The response time to tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in patients with psoriatic arthritis is influenced by the location of the affected joint. The shoulder and elbow joints exhibit higher ...

Psoriatic arthritis happens when your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in your body. (About 1.5 million 2 people in America have psoriatic arthritis.) If you are trying to determine ...

Misconceptions about psoriatic arthritis can make it difficult to diagnose and explain to others.

I’m 56 and I live in Baltimore, MD. Last year, I discovered I have psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I used to be a software systems engineer, but I’m no longer working because of my disability. My journey ...

Psoriatic arthritis is a progressive, inflammatory condition that affects your joints and areas of the body where connective tissue meets bone. Because psoriatic arthritis is tied to your immune ...

Psoriatic arthritis represents one of the more challenging inflammatory conditions in rheumatology, affecting approximately 20% of individuals with psoriasis while sometimes developing independently ...

Chandrasekaran, MDKey TakeawaysPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) progresses through four stages: preclinical, subclinical, prodromal, ...

This measure of how well controlled your psoriatic arthritis is can be used to guide treatment decisions.

When you hear the word “psoriasis,” you likely think itchy, scaly red elbows. “Arthritis” conjures up painful, swollen joints. But you can have both at the same time; it’s called psoriatic arthritis, ...

I’m in college now, but I started having chronic pain in high school. I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis when I was 17. That was 2 years ago, and I’m still trying to understand what feels best.

As a psoriatic arthritis patient, describing your pain to your doctor is not always easy. Many patients have spent years bouncing from their general physician to different specialists, only to have ...