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Just diagnosis with ra after breast cancer new systom is itching at night at knuckles i just started methotrexate 2.5 x 6?

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Psoriatic arthritis: On occasion RA may exist with psoriatic arthritis that is more typical if having skin plaques. Discuss the diagnosis with your physician.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Unrelated: First of all, psoriatic arthritis and RA virtually never co-exist, if one has psoriasis and an inflammatory arthritis, it is psoriatic arthritis. I doubt psoriasis if you have well documented ra. Let a dermatologist look at a rash if one is present one not just an itching sensation. The one exception is psoriasis can be a complication of tnf therapy.

Answered 3/11/2023

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