The line between AS and Psoriatic Arthritis seems a bit blurred. This is something I will have to read up on a bit more !

Regards,
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"Generally, mild disease may affect only a small portion of the body i.e. the knees, elbows, scalp, hands or feet. (...) In some cases psoriasis can also affect the nails and cause pits. It can appear like an area of weeping skin with scaling, intense inflammation with little scaling, or intense peeling of the skin with a lot of inflammation.

"People with psoriasis may develop arthritis , people with arthritis symptoms may develop psoriasis. In fact, 3 people in every 20 with AS will also have psoriasis. This could be psoriatic arthritis or AS and psoriasis. Telling the difference between these two is difficult and requires a specialist and often tests. A person with psoriatic arthritis may have arthritis in one area, in the fingers, only on one side of the body or they may have spinal and pelvic involvement as is seen in AS.
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"Alcohol can make psoriasis worse and reduce the effects of treatment. Natural sunshine can be beneficial but some people report that it can make their psoriasis worse. "
http://www.asresearch.co.uk/psoriasis.htm

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