By Eura Rosendo
Submitted 2011-10-18 17:51:43
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Many people ask the question of how someone can get psoriatic arthritis as well as the symptoms that come along with the condition. The answer to this question is not very easy, so it cannot be laid out in one sentence. Rather, I will explain this by teaching you what exactly psoriatic arthritis is and how someone can get it.
Psoriatic arthritis is a condition that comes along with a major health condition known as psoriasis. Psoriasis is a condition that mainly affects the skin as well as causes irritation. Skin that is affected by psoriasis usually has a very flaky reddish skin tone, that can also be covered in silver white patches, which are called scales. This condition of psoriasis is usually cause for psoriatic arthritis to show up. Psoriasis can affect all parts your body, but more commonly is seen around the knees, elbows, and trunk area. You may also experience scaly patches within area of your scalp. Skin scales can have a color that can vary from pink to red in color, these scales will also be accompanied by bevels that make the skin appear raised.
Who Can Psoriatic Arthritis Affect?
Psoriatic arthritis can affect both men and women, therefore both sexes need to be aware of the complications that psoriatic arthritis carries. This type of arthritis usually makes it's first appearance when you are within the ages of 30 and 50. About 15% of patients that have psoriatic arthritis get it before having psoriasis strange enough, remember, as we said before psoriasis is usually the condition that happens first.
Psoriatic arthritis symptoms can appear to be mild at first but can develop quickly or slowly to become very painful nuisances. It affects areas such as your hands - in the joints and in areas such as your fingers or digits. Over the course of time with painful inflammation your digits may swell to the size of a sausage.
What Are the Top Psoriatic Arthritis Conditions?
Here are the most often felt symptoms that come from psoriatic arthritis:
Painful inflammation of your joints can occur in someone that has psoriatic arthritis and usually leaves joints inflamed along with pain within the joints themselves. Odd irritation of areas, as by the sounds of it psoriatic arthritis can cause very odd pains and/or irritation. You can possibly have discomfort or inflammation within your eyes, lungs, heart, or kidneys. Swelling of your body parts, within your psoriatic arthritis condition you may have swollen fingers and/or joint areas normally. Hotness of your body parts can also occur when you have frequent swelling. Arthritis pain can also be expected in general with your other psoriatic arthritis symptoms.
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