Is it a dangerous disease?
What happens with people suffering from psoriatic arthritis? The disease is not life-threatening in most cases. Most patients have mild arthritis without deformation, but 40% develop a more severe illness with the destruction of articulations. Still, not all patients require musculoskeletal surgery and other invasive procedures to control psoriatic arthritis.
The mortality rate in psoriatic arthritis is almost the same compared to healthy patients. Thus, we can say that it is not a particularly dangerous disease. However, these patients are more likely to have hypertension, diabetes, obesity, altered blood lipids, and cardiovascular disease. There is also a higher prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders, liver disease, neurologic conditions, and infections in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
The disease appears not to pose a risk for pregnant women, and studies show that disease activity decreases during pregnancy. After giving birth, the severity of the condition returns to the usual pattern in a matter of months.