The morbidity of psoriatic disease

Abstract

There is a considerable area of intersection between the negative consequences of psoriatic skin inflammation and the negative consequences of psoriatic joint inflammation. However, available evidence indicates that PsA also has a unique set of possible undesirable outcomes, such as severe disability and increased mortality, that are particularly serious. In light of this evidence, it has become increasingly clear that PsA is not the relatively mild condition it was once believed to be, but rather a disease that can have a dramatic negative impact on affected patients.