Psoriasis is a genetic disease with at least eight chromosomes so far that researchers have identified as being connected to the genetic transmission of the disease. There are also several environmental factors that play key roles in the development of psoriasis, among them are drugs, skin trauma, infection and stress. [...]
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A recent review of treatments for Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) found that the benefit of different therapies depended how widespread the disease was. Psoriatic arthritis is the second most common cause of joint inflammation. It involves the skin and joints, but may also affect fingers and toes, eyes and the spine. The effect on the skin is seen [...] The FDA has received 30 reports of cancer in children under the age of 18 who had been treated for JIA with anti-TNF drugs along with other medications, such as methotrexate, or similar immunosuppressant drugs. [...] Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune disease marked by inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissue. Psoriatic arthritis is a condition related to psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that is also an auto-immune disease. Psoriatic arthritis is usually confined to the knees, ankles, and joints in the feet. Treatment for psoriatic arthritis has generally been based on [...] The FDA ordered that the class of drugs known as TNF blockers carry a warning on the packaging that their use carries the risk of developing a potentially deadly fungal disease called histoplasmosis. [...] |
  
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