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Fibromyalgia and Integumentary System

rsimmons
rsimmons
One of my most vivid memories concerning my mother has to do with her struggle to manage her psoriasis. I have dreaded the possibility of contracting this particular condition since I was a child.

I have posted on this website several questions concerning some of the skin issues I have dealt with in the past, and am dealing with now, and found from your sharing that many of us have to manage a variety of of skin, nail and hair issues.

Judging from the most current display of some issues I'm having with my feet, it appears that I now have developed psoriasis. I will be seeing a dermatologist at the end of the month for official diagnosis.

In the meantime, I remember reading posts here discussing a connection between Fibromyalgia and immune system disorders. From my research, psoriasis is considered an autoimmune system disorder...Is this correct.

Many of you are a wealth of information on these subjects, so I would appreciate it if you would like to share your knowledge on the connection between Fibromyalgia and it's apparent attack on our integumentary system, Psoriasis, and autoimmune diseases.

Thanks guys.
AnnNY
AnnNY
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease and joint pain may be a symptom. Also, people who have one autoimmune disease often have another autoimmune disease. According to conventional science there is no connection between fibro and autoimmune disease, except fibro can end up being mistaken for an autoimmune disease, or that there is secondary fibromyalgia, which is when someone has a painful autoimmune disease which then causes fibro. That's generally why fibro patients are tested quite a bit before fibro is settled on. In other words, they don't find another cause for the pain.

There are treatments for it, particularly if you are having the more severe symptoms.

Sorry you are dealing with this.
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
AnnNY pretty much covered it. There is some current research looking at an immune connection, but fibro is not an autoimmune condition.

I hope you're wrong about the psoriasis - or that there are good treatments available.
rsimmons
rsimmons
Thank you for the input guys. Thanks for your well wishes an for your support.