Psoriatic arthritis cough

carmelmo
carmelmo Member Posts: 1
in Living with arthritis

Has anyone experienced a chronic cough with psoriatic arthritis?

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  • jamieA
    jamieA Member Posts: 859

    Hi @carmelmo

    Are you on any PsA drugs? I'm on sulfasalazine, MTX and adalimumab and listed possible side effects of all three are a cough. I didn't know that until recently when I was put on a heart drug - Ramapril - after having a heart attack. It turns out the heart drug Ramapril has a very common known side effect of a cough which I developed. The cardiologist changed the drug to another which had it's own side effects and then a third. However I've still got the cough and my GP sent me for a chest x-ray on Tuesday to further investigate it.

  • PJoanne
    PJoanne Moderator Posts: 274

    Hello @carmelmo .

    Welcome to the forum, it's great to have you here with us.

    This symtom is worth mentioning to your GP/rheumy team for further investigation to rule out inflammation involving the lungs (which can be a factor of PsA).

    All the best Joanne

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