(psoriatic arthritis) An inflammatory arthritis typically associated with dactylitis, nail dystrophy, and the absence of rheumatoid factor in an individual with psoriasis or a family history of psoriasis.

(psoriatic arthritis) Joint inflammation associated with psoriasis.

(psoriatic arthritis) Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales. You usually get them on your elbows, knees, scalp, back, face, palms and feet, but they can show up on other parts of your body. Some people with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis. It causes pain, stiffness, and swelling of the joints. It is often mild, but can sometimes be serious and affect many joints. The joint and skin problems don't always happen at the same time. Your doctor will do a physical exam and imaging tests to diagnose psoriatic arthritis. There is no cure, but medicines can help control inflammation and pain. In rare cases, you might need surgery to repair or replace damaged joints.

(psoriatic arthritis) Syndrome of psoriasis in association with inflammation, arthritis; rheumatoid factor is usually not present in the sera of affected individuals.

A type of inflammatory arthritis associated with PSORIASIS, often involving the axial joints and the peripheral terminal interphalangeal joints. It is characterized by the presence of HLA-B27-associated SPONDYLARTHROPATHY, and the absence of rheumatoid factor.

Psoriatic arthritis is a spondyloarthropathy and chronic inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people with psoriasis of the skin or nails. The arthritis is often asymmetric, and some forms involve the distal interphalangeal joints. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment involves disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic...

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that develops in at least 5% of patients with psoriasis. The association between psoriasis and arthritis was first made in the mid-19th century, but psoriatic arthritis was not clinically distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) until the 1960s.

Psoriatic arthritis is a form of arthritis that affects some people who have psoriasis - a condition that features red patches of skin topped with silvery scales. Most people develop psoriasis first and are later diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, but the joint problems can sometimes begin before skin patches appear.

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis. It is a seronegative inflammatory arthritis differentiated from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by several clinical features. These include a frequent oligoarticular or monoarticular initial pattern of joint involvement as well as distal interphalangeal...