and entheses of subjects with psoriasis. PsA may lead to progressive damage to peripheral joints and the spine that is occasionally rapid and severely destructive (arthritis mutilans). Erosive ...

Psoriasis Area and Severity Index ≤1 or ... A subset of patients have an aggressive form of the disease known as arthritis mutilans, which results in accelerated joint destruction and deformity.

Having psoriasis raises your risk of psoriatic arthritis — and rheumatoid arthritis, too. Make sure you can tell these two forms of arthritis apart.

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic (long-term) condition that includes symptoms of ...

Approximately 60% to 85% of patients who develop psoriatic arthritis will have first developed psoriasis. Blocking IL-23 may block other proinflammatory cytokines implicated in psoriasis.