What is psoriatic arthritis?

Psoriatic arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin and nails. Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy.

How do members experience psoriatic arthritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with psoriatic arthritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for psoriatic arthritis*

*Data from patients with psoriatic arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with psoriatic arthritis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Apo-Methotrexate)
Perceived effectiveness
for psoriatic arthritis (3 evaluations)
Side effects
fatigue
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (6)
Treatment

(Remicade)
Perceived effectiveness
for psoriatic arthritis (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (3)
Treatment

(Voltaren Gel)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment

(Salazopyrin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment

(Enbrel)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (1)

*Data from patients with psoriatic arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has psoriatic arthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 40
30s 182
40s 498
50s 990
60s 968
70+ 509

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 630
Female 2,554

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What is psoriatic arthritis?

Psoriatic arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin and nails. Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy.



Common symptoms reported by people with psoriatic arthritis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for psoriatic arthritis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Apo-Methotrexate)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,222
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Remicade)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
212
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Voltaren Gel)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
457
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Salazopyrin)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
339
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Enbrel)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
466
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (1)

Data from patients with psoriatic arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with psoriatic arthritis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Apo-Methotrexate)
Perceived effectiveness
for psoriatic arthritis (3 evaluations)
Side effects
fatigue
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Remicade)
Perceived effectiveness
for psoriatic arthritis (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Voltaren Gel)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Salazopyrin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Enbrel)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
psoriatic arthritis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with psoriatic arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has psoriatic arthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 1,553 say psoriatic arthritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 40
30s 182
40s 498
50s 990
60s 968
70+ 509
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 166
20-29 years 275
30-39 years 391
40-49 years 391
50-59 years 198
60-69 years 47
70+ years 10

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 630
Female 2,554

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,835
Not Diagnosed 89

These charts show data from psoriatic arthritis patients who have completed their condition history
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