Psoriatic Arthritis (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Psoriatic Arthritis Overview
- Psoriatic Arthritis Causes
- Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Questions to Ask the Doctor
- Exams and Tests
- Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Support Groups and Counseling
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Multimedia
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: Psoriatic Arthritis - Describe Your Experience
Multimedia
Media file 1: Psoriatic arthritis. Severe deformity of the joints at the ends of the fingers.
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Media file 2: Severe psoriatic arthritis involving the finger joints.
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Media file 3: Swelling and deformity of the hand joints in a patient with psoriatic arthritis.
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Media file 4: Psoriatic arthritis involving the hand joints.
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Media file 5: Asymmetric (not distributed evenly) psoriatic arthritis.
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Media file 6: Psoriatic arthritis involving the fingers.
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Media file 7: X-ray of hand with psoriatic arthritis.
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Media file 8: Comparison between psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in both hands and feet.
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Media file 9: Arthritis mutilans, a typically psoriatic pattern of arthritis.
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Media file 10: Psoriatic arthritis, arthritis mutilans.
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Synonyms and Keywords
PA, psoriatic nail disease, nail psoriasis, psoriasis, arthritis, paronychia, pustular psoriasis, polyarthritis, oligoarticular arthritis, distal interphalangeal arthropathy, DIP arthropathy, arthritis mutilans, spondylitis, sacroiliitis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, spondyloarthropathies, enthesopathy, enthesitis, dactylitis, sausage digits, rheumatoid arthritis, oligoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis
Authors and Editors
Author: Kristine M Lohr, MD, Associate Chief, Program Director, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine.Editors: Dirk M Elston, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; William D James, MD, Program Director, Vice-Chair, Paul R Gross Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2005
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