Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hi , There are different types of psoriasis which usually but not always goes along with the psoriatic arthritis. The most common type involves a white scaly dead skin layer covering a red area. Another type looks like little blisters. Off hand your rash doesn't sound like psoriasis but you can see pics and descriptions at www.psoriasis.org as well as some pics in our photo section. Your description reminds me of rosacia which can be seen with ra or pa. the psoriasis site also includes a good description of the types of psoriatic arthritis. it is known for attacking the smaller joints of the hands and feet and the spine but sure can attack any joint. Have you asked your rheum if he found an ra factor in your blood work? that could be another clue for you. good luck...maybe they could try enbrel or a simialr med regardless of which type you have. best wishes, marti > > Hi everyone. I'm here looking for answers/help if possible. > > I was diagnosed in June 04, at 29, with RA. I'm now wondering though > if what I actually have is psoriatic arthritis and hope you can > maybe shed some light on this for me. > > When I was first diagnosed I was put on Plaquenil and mobic. After a > few months I developed a rash on my face. I started and stopped the > med a few times and sure enough my face seemed to improve when I > would stop the med. I went to a dermatologist that agreed, it was > the plaquenil causing the rash. So, this fall my RA dr put me on > methotrexate and bam, the rash reappeared after a couple months of > being gone and off meds. So, I was sure I was having another drug > reaction. I've made an apt with my dermatologist again but in the > meantime stopped the med. Sure enough seemed to improve until today. > It's back in full force and i've been off all meds for awhile; > except medrol packs when necessary. > > I've done some searching online and am just wondering if I have > Psoriatic Arthritis instead of RA. The rash I get is just on my face > and a bit down my neck. Sometimes seems like hives but is def. a > rash. It can burn at times and sometimes tingle & itch. Heat & wind > seem to make it worse, I think. Nothing really seems to make it > better it just eventually fades away and apparently pops back up. > It's very frustrating, and even more so that noone can tell me what > it is or why it keeps happening. I'm convinced it's something from > the inside causing it, not a outside factor. Oh, and it's def. not > the lupus type rash. > > Any help or pictures of a rash associated with this disease, > preferably on the face would be so appreciated. > > Thanks for listening to my rambling > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi , I am by no means an expert here, but I have a friend and one younger relative (one has RA and one has been diagnosed with Juvenile RA) and both have experienced a rash similar to what you are speaking of tied to their RA... I have done no research and am not aware if this is common or not, but I thought it might be helpful in the context given... Good Wishes, (Idaho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hello, I was dx in Nov 2005 with PA, and I also have a mysterious rash on my face for many months. Looks like cea and even occasionally like a Lupus butterfly rash , but it is not. I had skin biopsies for Lupus which both came back normal. My Derm treated me for cea bc she wasn't sure what it was either, but I decided to stop the month long antibiotucs...I just couldn't take it anymore. My rash comes and goes but is always there in some form, on the sides of my nose going down to my chin area,sometimes the forehead too. I think me rheum definitely thinks it is all related to the PA, bc he wanted me to start the Enbrel to try to knock out all 3 at once(P,PA,and Rash)-but it hasn't worked just yet. I am about to restart Enbrel this Friday ,after being sick a few weeks. I hope my little input helps you feel like it's not just you! All these mystery' symptoms make the doctors look at us funny sometimes...so it helps to know other people are experiencing the same thing:) Blessings, Lorraine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 ahh thanks Lorraine! You're right indeed, it does make it better sometimes to hear others experiencing the same issues. By the way, does your rash itch or burn at all? Mine definetely itches, and maybe sometimes tingles or burns a bit. Just curious. > > Hello, > > I was dx in Nov 2005 with PA, and I also have a mysterious rash on my > face for many months. Looks like cea and even occasionally like a Lupus > butterfly rash , but it is not. I had skin biopsies for Lupus which both > came back normal. > > My Derm treated me for cea bc she wasn't sure what it was either, but > I decided to stop the month long antibiotucs...I just couldn't take it > anymore. > > My rash comes and goes but is always there in some form, on the sides of my > nose going down to my chin area,sometimes the forehead too. I think me > rheum definitely thinks it is all related to the PA, bc he wanted me to > start the Enbrel to try to knock out all 3 at once(P,PA,and Rash)- but it > hasn't worked just yet. I am about to restart Enbrel this Friday ,after > being sick a few weeks. > > > I hope my little input helps you feel like it's not just you! All these > mystery' symptoms make the doctors look at us funny sometimes...so it helps > to know other people are experiencing the same thing:) > > Blessings, > > Lorraine > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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