While the main effects psoriasis has on the human body are visible, those of psoriatic arthritis are not but you will feel them. When psoriatic arthritis develops we are hit with random joint inflammation, stiffness and pain. Also, around 80 percent of people suffering from the disease will also show various nail lesions, even leading to a loss of nails (condition known as onycholysis). In most cases, psoriatic arthritis will start affecting the body after psoriasis settles in, at any age. We can notice an average of 10 years between the time the first signals of psoriasis appear and the development of the first symptoms of psoriatic arthritis.
While psoriasis is the one that gives visible effects, psoriatic arthritis is the one that truly has the power effect on our body and that can render us incapacitated. We can live with the skin disorders and even the nail problems. Various complications like eye disorders can be treated but psoriatic arthritis symptoms are hard to handle. We need to undergo special treatment through sometimes strong medication and this is not at all pleasant. The good news is the effect psoriatic arthritis causes on the body is highly treatable and we can fight the disease to an extend that will let us live a normal healthy life.
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