Clinical Forms of Psoriatic Arthritis
Symmetric arthritis: So committed joints on both sides of the body, for instance on both knees, both hands. This form is much like rheumatoid arthritis. Psoriasis is usually associated with severe. Half of patients with this clinically developed a progressive disease that leads to varying degrees of disability.
Asymmetric arthritis: Does not occur in the same joints, usually affects one to three joints, usually the knee, hip, wrist or ankle. It may involve a finger and swollen sausage-shaped. This form of evolution is usually mild, but some patients may develop a severe form.
Pseudarthrosis: In this clinical form is affecting the distal parts of fingers or feet and can be confused with erosive osteoarthrosis. Only five percent of patients with psoriatic arthritis evolve in this way.
Spondylitis: It affects the spine causing a stiff neck or lumbar spine, buttock pain level (sacroiliac joints) making it difficult movements. Associated with this box can affect any peripheral joint (knee, ankle, etc).
Mutilating arthritis: A severe form, affects less than five percent of patients with psoriatic arthritis. It mainly affects joints of the hands or feet. This form of psoriatic arthritis progresses in a fast way leading to clinical joint destruction in terms of months to years.