Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi all! i was wondering if anyone knows about whether psoriasis & PA are hereditary or not. I joined your group because my husband Ned has PA. He, like his late father, has had excema, dermatitis & allergies all his life. He first got psoriasis (a very mild case) on his scalp in the mid 80s (when he was 50) but it didn't persist. Then in 1992 he got Ross River Virus, a mosqoito-borne virus which can have short-lived, flu-like symptoms or be a long-term immunosuppresant type illness which can lead to arthritis or PA. Ned got PA & has pretty well been on prednisone and/or sulfasalazine since. He's fine so long as he doesn't physically exert himself beyond walking up & down our stairs. Otherwise he pays the price by being bed-ridden for days in pain. His brother also has psoriasis of the scalp (more severe) but so far nothing else. My fear is that one or more of our three kids will get it. Our son (now 30) also had childhood excema & is pretty allergic (PS all 3 generations have asthma too). Hope to hear some good news! http://my..au - My - It's My Get your own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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