Sentences with phrase «psoriatic arthritis affects»

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3,4,5 Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis can affect people physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

Psoriasis (Ps) and psoriatic (so - rye - AT - ick) arthritis (PsA) are conditions of the immune system that affect the normal production of healthy skin cells on the body.

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a condition that affects approximately 10 % of those who suffer from psoriasis.

Managing psoriatic arthritis can be challenging, especially since there's no cure for the autoimmune disease that tends to affect around 30 % of individuals who have psoriasis.

Sore, stiff joints — especially when you wake up or after you sit for long periods — may be a sign of psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis that commonly affects people with psoriasis.

Even though she'd been diagnosed with psoriasis several years earlier, her condition was mild and only affected her scalp — so she never imagined she might also have psoriatic arthritis.

Being overweight may also make your psoriasis more severe and may speed progression to psoriatic arthritis, which affects about 30 % of people with skin psoriasis, and reduce the effectiveness of medications.

This form of psoriatic arthritis usually affects fewer than five joints.

Psoriatic arthritis can be symmetrical (affecting joints on both sides of the body equally) or asymmetric (affecting a joint on one side only).

You may also be more likely to get psoriatic arthritis if you have skin psoriasis that affects your nails.

• Symmetric polyarthritis is the most common type of psoriatic arthritis, and affects the same joint on both sides of the body.

There are five types of psoriatic arthritis, which are defined by which joints are affected, and how many.

Although psoriatic arthritis can affect any joint in your body, it's often in the fingers and toes, the ankles, knees, wrists, lower back, or spine.

Psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis that affects people with the skin condition psoriasis, can attack the joints and tendons.

In some people, psoriatic arthritis may involve just one or two joints, while other people may have five or more joints affected.

Dr. Tolaymat, who is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, says the shift can be credited to the recognition that psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are inflammatory conditions, and that low - grade, systemic inflammation can affect other parts of the body — mainly the vascular system.

Psoriatic Arthritis can affect your feet, eyes, joints, and more over your lifetime.

Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a type of arthritis that affects individuals with a skin condition called psoriasis.

Psoriatic arthritis also can affect the joints of your arms and legs, including the elbows, wrists, hands and feet.