Undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis is high in patients with psoriasis

[Kat]

Must be a first Kat. But good for you finding a good one you can work with.  

Also liking him goes a long way, the ones I have met are always grumpy. But I like my dermatologist and although she did send me to see a rheumatologist once, she knows I'm not interested so now I just see her.

I agree, it took me a few visits to warm up to him, but liking your doctor makes a big difference. In my case, I'm not crazy about my current dermatologist. She's good, but she is a bit on the grumpy side and we DEFINITELY got off on the wrong foot, but it's been better this last visit or two. I preferred my other dermatologist but ended up with this one as he was on vacation during the time my psoriasis flared so I ended up seeing this current one. I can go back, but then again I liked that she got me right on biologics.

And as I'm getting a bit off topic:

Hopefully the future brings better information on diagnosing psoriatic arthritis so that it doesn't continue to go undiagnosed. At the very least, doctors of patients with psoriasis should be on the lookout and should help inform psoriasis patients of symptoms to be aware of.