Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Arthritis Psoriasis

Psoriatic arthritis, also called arthritis psoriasis, is an illness of the skin and joints that results in inflammation.  Symptoms of psoriasis are patches of skin that are raised, scaly, and red.  About ten percent of people with psoriasis also develop inflammatory arthritis.  When these two diseases are present it is called arthritis psoriasis. The psoriasis and arthritis usually don't appear at the same time.  In around 80% of the cases of psoriatic arthritis, the psoriasis occurs first.  Arthritis happens first in around 15%.  The time between the two conditions varies for each individual, but they can appear years apart.... Read full post here

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