is there any chance to get cured of psoriatic arthritis? i mean real cure not just “getting better”?

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1. shiningthowra says:

   August 9, 2010 at 7:06 pm

   There is no chance to get “cured” of it, you’re stuck with it for all your life, but here are some treatments to controlll it.

   The underlying process in psoriatic arthritis is inflammation, therefore treatments are directed at reducing and controlling inflammation. NSAIDs such as diclofenac and naproxen are usually the first line medication.

   Other treatment options for this disease include joint injections with corticosteroids – this is only practical if a few joints are affected.

   If acceptable control is not achieved using NSAIDs or joint injections then second line treatments with immunosuppressants such as methotrexate are added to the treatment regimen. An advantage of immunosuppressive treatment is that it also treats the psoriasis in addition to the arthropathy.

   Recently, a new class of therapeutics developed using recombinant DNA technology called Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors have come available, for example, infliximab and etanercept. These are becomingly increasingly commonly used but are usually reserved for the most severe cases. As more is learned regarding the long-term safety of these biologic agents there is a trend toward earlier use to prevent irreversible joint destruction.

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