PsA joint pain is often asymmetrical, meaning joint pain doesn’t always affect both sides of the body.
For adults and children 2+ with active psoriatic arthritis
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS AND PLAQUE PSORIASIS
How are joint pain and skin plaques connected?
Joint pain from psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and skin plaques from psoriasis (PsO) may not always occur together. However, symptoms from PsA and PsO may be part of the same psoriatic condition affecting different parts of the body.
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Here’s some more helpful information about the connection between psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and plaque psoriasis (PsO):
Psoriatic arthritis is often confused with other forms of arthritis
The main differences between PsA and RA include:
RA inflammation is peripheral—meaning it is more likely to affect the wrists, shoulders, knees, and ankles—and does not typically involve the spine.
Enthesitis and dactylitis are hallmarks of PsA, but these are not usually present in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
"I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis about 10 years after I started to have psoriasis on my skin."
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†The relationship between how COSENTYX works in the body and how it affects your symptoms is unknown.