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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) overlap?
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Hi, what is your diagnosis and your symptoms?
I have systemic sclerosis/scleroderma (skin thickening) with inflammatory arthritis manifested by swollen joints with thinning scaly skin over joints and purple skin striations. These changes to the joints have happened recently, and my rheumy is not sure if this is a new PsA, or SSc progression. Dermatomyositis test came in negative. I have just started Humira injections. Too early to see much improvement. I am trying to understand what worked for other patients with these symptoms.
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@altabiznet
Uveitis, systemic lupus, RA, colitis, severe secondary adrenal insufficiency, cardiac bigemeny, lipid issues from Xeljanz, and a worthless immune system, haha. My joint issues are the biggest issue besides infection. I've had a knee replacement, a thumb joint replacement (awful) and the last orthapod said I need a triple ankle arthrodesis, which I refused. With all my issues I'd never recover. Humira worked for me for about a year, so good luck to you. Hopefully, it will work for a long, long time for you.