What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?
- Written by Fabien B. Vincent, Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
You may have heard about psoriatic arthritis after Kim Kardashian West said last year she was diagnosed with this illness.
Psoriasis is a relatively common chronic skin condition that causes rapid build-up of skin cells, resulting in a rash. Around 20% of sufferers will develop psoriatic arthritis where a person’s joints become inflamed and...