KENSINGTON, Md., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Golf star Phil Mickelson announced August 10 that he has been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory and potentially debilitating condition that in his case came on quite suddenly, leaving him nearly crippled earlier this summer. Every joint in my body started to hurt to where I couldn't move," he told a press conference, reported the New York Times. "I would just lay down and couldn't roll over.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had psoriasis for 10 years. I am 42. My skin stays pretty well controlled, but I have developed stiffness and pain in my back. I thought it was just an ordinary backache. I mentioned it to my dermatologist, and he sent me to a rheumatologist. She says it's from my psoriasis. How so? I have never heard of that. - R.S. ANSWER: Everyone is familiar with the skin disorder psoriasis. Few know about psoriatic arthritis, arthritis associated with this skin problem. The psoriasis-associated arthritis affects from 5 percent to 30 percent of those with skin psoriasis. Let me make two points right off. First, people with psoriasis can have other kinds of arthritis, like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Second, the severity of skin psoriasis doesn't affect the sever...
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