Doctor Column

Psoriatic Arthritis Pictures of PsA September 25, 2023 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis that causes joint swelling, pain and stiffness. It’s associated with psoriasis, a skin condition characterized by red, thick, itchy, scaly patches. Both inflammatory arthritis and psoriasis are an autoimmune disease, meaning the immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues leading to joint inflammation and skin lesions. Approximately eighty per cent of the time, psoriasis precedes the onset of arthritis. PsA can occur at any age, but most commonly presents in people between the ages of 30 and 50. What’s Gout All About? Gouty Arthritis January 15, 2020 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis causing attacks of severe pain and swelling in your joints. Ninety percent of the time it affects men over the age of 30 and when it affects women, it usually involves postmenopausal women. ‘Thumb’ Arthritis (Osteoarthritis) May 5, 2019 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Sharon, a 53 y/o writer asked her husband to, “Look at my thumb. The right thumb is bigger than the left.” Rheumatoid Arthritis: ‘Early’ Management is Key January 25, 2019 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to mistakenly attack itself. It destroys healthy tissues in the joints and in other part of the body. Osteoarthritis and Five (5) Risk Factors January 15, 2019 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease in the U.S. affecting more than twenty million Americans and costing billions of dollars each year. It’s due to the wearing down of the joints — a degenerative disease of aging, more common in women and localized to the joints. It doesn’t spread to the internal organs.