Analysis of psoriatic arthritis symptoms

Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that is directly related to psoriasis and occurs mainly between the ages of 30 and 50. The disease tends to cluster in families, is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, often recurs in the winter, and has a great impact on life. So, what are the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis?

1. Joint symptoms.

Psoriatic arthritis mainly manifests as joint symptoms, including monoarthritis, symmetrical polyarthritis, and disfiguring arthritis. Monoarthritis mainly involves lesions of the hands, feet, knuckles, digits, and nails. Symmetric polyarthritis mainly involves the proximal interphalangeal joints, and the condition is more serious, and many patients will have finger joint deformities.

2. Skin symptoms.

Psoriatic arthritis usually involves the skin of the scalp and limbs, showing papules, plaques, and silvery-white scales covering the skin. After the scales are removed, a thin film can be seen. These symptoms are important features that distinguish this disease from other inflammatory joint diseases.

3. Nail symptoms.

Most patients will experience nail symptoms such as thimble-like depression, nail detachment, and hyperkeratosis.

4. Systemic symptoms.

Some patients will experience systemic symptoms, including eye diseases, aortic valve insufficiency, tendinous end diseases, weight loss, anemia, etc. Eye diseases mainly include conjunctivitis, uveitis, keratitis, etc., which can affect vision. Late-stage patients will also experience symptoms such as cardiac hypertrophy, pulmonary fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc., which are difficult to treat and seriously damage the patient's quality of life.

The above are the four symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, including joint symptoms, skin symptoms, nail symptoms and systemic symptoms, with different degrees of severity. Patients can diagnose the disease through laboratory tests and imaging tests to determine the specific conditions of the lesions and differentiate them from rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. The disease is very harmful and should be treated immediately after diagnosis, mainly with drugs, such as anti-rheumatic drugs, glucocorticoids, tripterygium wilfordii, etc.