What does the treatment for psoriatic arthritis depend on?
ANSWER
Medications can often help manage psoriatic arthritis, but when they don't, surgery might be an option. Your treatment will depend on how severe your condition is. You may need to try more than one thing before you and your doctor find what works.
From: Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by David Zelman on April 29, 2019
SOURCES:
Sharon Mayo, Health Educator, National Psoriasis Foundation
Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD, Dermatologist-in-Chief, Tufts Medical Center
National Psoriasis Foundation: “Psoriatic Arthritis” “Psoriatic Arthritis Treatments”
American College of Rheumatology: “NSAIDS: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs”
American Academy of Dermatology: “Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.”
MedLine Plus Medical Encyclopedia: “Diclofenac and misoprostol.”
Johnston, BL and Conly, JM. , July-August 2006. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
UpToDate: "Treatment of psoriatic arthritis."
Schett, G. , October 2010. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
FDA. “FDA approves Inflectra, a biosimilar to Remicade.” “FDA approves Amjevita, a biosimilar to Humira.”
SOURCES:
Sharon Mayo, Health Educator, National Psoriasis Foundation
Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD, Dermatologist-in-Chief, Tufts Medical Center
National Psoriasis Foundation: “Psoriatic Arthritis” “Psoriatic Arthritis Treatments”
American College of Rheumatology: “NSAIDS: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs”
American Academy of Dermatology: “Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.”
MedLine Plus Medical Encyclopedia: “Diclofenac and misoprostol.”
Johnston, BL and Conly, JM. , July-August 2006. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
UpToDate: "Treatment of psoriatic arthritis."
Schett, G. , October 2010. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
FDA. “FDA approves Inflectra, a biosimilar to Remicade.” “FDA approves Amjevita, a biosimilar to Humira.”
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