What Causes Progression of Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis?
What Causes Progression of Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis? Saturday April 24, 2010#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Injury, heavy lifting, severe infection, or othertraumaare risk factorsassociated with the progression of psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Rheumatology Association and reported in the April 2010 issue of Rheumatology News. The study compared 159 patients who hadpsoriatic arthritiswith 159control patients who had psoriasis alone for the purpose of identifying risk factors that explained the progression. The first strongest risk factor was a history of infection requiring hospitalization.The second significant risk factor was occupational exposure –work involving cumulative liftingand pushing. The third risk factor was any injury requiring medical
