This was the account of the user who left the message, as you can see it is now suspended. www.youtube.com As many of you know i have a condition called Psoriatic arthritis, pain control and the use of the drugs to control pain is a subject i know a great deal about. When someone leave an irresponsible mesage about medications i have to get in my 2 cents worth. Psoriatic arthritis occurs in about 5% of patients who have psoriasis. Risk is higher in patients who have a family history of psoriatic arthritis or “pitting” of the fingernails. Patients range in age from 30 to 60. Men and women appear to be affected in equal numbers. However, when psoriatic arthritis involves the spine, men generally tend to be affected about twice as often as women. Five common variants of this disease are seen:. The most common is an asymmetric inflammatory arthritis that affects small and large joints. Swelling of fingers and toes (sausage digits) are seen. I have this. A second variant that affects the last row of finger joints (DIP joints) is commonly associated with pitting of the nails. I also have this. The third variant looks like rheumatoid arthritis. It is symmetric but patients often are negative for rheumatoid factor in the blood. Same again. Spondylitis or inflammation of the spine, the fourth type, is seen in 20% of patients with psoriatic arthritis. About half of these patients will have the genetic marker, HLA-B27. I also have spinal issues. Finally, the fifth kind, arthritis …
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