Subject: Psoriatic Arthritis?
Hi. I don't know if this is the place that I should be, but I'd be really grateful for some advice! When I was a child I was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis. Since then, my psoriasis has been very mild and confined to my elbows and knuckles (just plaque psoriasis I think) Anyway, over the past few years, I've been suffering with increasing joint pain and fatigue and have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. I didn't think anything of this until the last couple of weeks where my pain has increased, particularly in my fingers, wrists and elbows, and I have developed what I assume to be psoriasis on my inner lower arms (just feels like rough skin with a couple of raised red patches but after a shower gets very red and is in patches, looking more like when I had the guttate psoriasis) and a friend suggested that maybe psoriatic arthritis might be the culprit. Does any of what I've said sound like I may be on the right tracks? Does anyone know what other things should I be looking out for? Thanks for any advice that anyone is able to give!
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