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Psoriasis is a fairly common skin condition where people get red flaky patches on their skin. It would be unusual to be diagnosed with a skin condition if there were no signs.
However psoriatic arthritis can be diagnosed with very few skin symptoms. Your friend should check with her doctors if they saw patches in her ears or scalp and are they talking about the skin condition or the arthritis.
Best wishes
Val
I have scalp psoriasis. I noticed it one day when I started scratching my head and found an itchy lump. I used coal tar shampoo and something from the GP. My psoriasis was drug related. I only get it when I'm stressed. However I now seem to get mouth ulcers instead!
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However psoriatic arthritis can be diagnosed with very few skin symptoms. Your friend should check with her doctors if they saw patches in her ears or scalp and are they talking about the skin condition or the arthritis.
Best wishes
Val
They go by sausage shaped fingers and toes and, of course, the scalp,mine was quite itchy and some forms of hair dye caused a lot of problems.
joy