Psoriatic Arthritis and Enthesopathy

You’re looking at a radiograph here of the right foot of a male diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Note the bone spur on the back of the heel, resultant from chronic inflammation of the achilles tendon enthesis. Psoriatic arthritis belongs to a family of diseases we called Spondyloarthopathy (SpA). Other diseases under the SpARead more about Psoriatic Arthritis and Enthesopathy[…]

31 Aug

Billy Mitchell Posted in Psoriasis

Essure Device and Arthritis

What you’re looking at here is an x-ray of a left foot in a peri menopausal woman with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). The joint I circled has a classic finding we call “pencil and cup deformity.” Her joint pain and swelling affects her wrist, an elbow, a few fingers and both feet in an asymmetrical fashion.Read more about Essure Device and Arthritis[…]