Can psoriatic arthritis cause disability?

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How to treat psoriasis arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis is a relatively common chronic disease, which will bring a lot of inconvenience to the normal life of patients. It is a multi etiological disease with unknown etiology. Now it is considered that psoriatic arthritis is an independent clinical disease of serum negative polyarthritis. So, how to treat psoriatic arthritis? Let's have a brief understanding.

Can psoriatic arthritis cause disability?

Psoriatic arthritis is mainly manifested as asymmetric arthritis, mainly involving the distal joints of fingers. It can also occur in the proximal interphalangeal joints, metacarpophalangeal joints, large joints of feet and limbs, knees, shoulders, elbows, etc. The joints of fingers and toes may be red and swollen, sometimes like sausage. There are also patients with symmetrical arthritis, similar to rheumatoid arthritis.

In addition to the manifestations of skin and joints, some patients may also have changes of fingers or toenails, especially those with distal interphalangeal joint involvement, which are more likely to occur. The manifestations are thickening, turbidity, tarnishing, and even black and white hair. The surface may be uneven, with transverse grooves and longitudinal ridges. In severe cases, there may be nail peeling. Eye changes include conjunctivitis, scleritis, iritis, iridocyclitis and keratitis.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first choice for the treatment of psoriasis arthritis. Steroid can be used reasonably in acute stage. It is effective to control the symptoms of acute phase, but it can not be used for a long time. Gold preparations are effective and easily tolerated for many arthritis. For patients with severe psoriatic arthritis, if other drugs are ineffective, amiodarone can be used. It should be stopped after controlling the disease. For advanced cases of large joints such as knee and hip, joint fusion or artificial joint replacement can be used.

matters needing attention

The symptoms of psoriasis are relatively complex. Once the condition is found, remember to go to a regular hospital for treatment; At the same time, patients in their spare time must go to popularize some common sense about psoriasis, in order to improve the awareness of prevention, and do a good job in daily nursing.