CHRONIC HIP PAIN still coming back! I think my psoriasis is the cause.

[Ineedhelpplease]

I've been doing a bunch of research and I think my hip pain is coming from psoriatic arthritis. But I couldn't find out if u can get this disease in your hip, so please can someone help me.

Also I went into more research about my psoriasis, btw I have mild plaque psoriasis only on my elbows and knees. But researchers say that people with psoriasis have a risk for heart problems and artery problems as well, and have a risk for cancers too :/ is there more I need to know? I havnt been able to work one job my whole life. I'm barley 21 going to be 22 on the 22nd of this month. But please someone. I need answers :/

[earthwitch]

Yes you can get pain from spondyloarthritis (PsA is one form of it) in just about any joint. In places other than the spine, its more usually enthesitis pain - inflammation where tendon joins onto bone - rather than synovitis pain (inflammation in the synovial surfaces of joints, which is usually right within the joint).

Have you seen a rheumatologist? That would be the first step to assess for either PsA or Ankylosing Spondylitis. Your age is right for spondyloarthritis too as part of the criteria for AS is that it starts before the age of 30. Check out the "S-factor" poster at nass.co.uk (signs of inflammatory back pain) and see if you tick any of the boxes for that, then ask your GP to refer you to a rheumatologist.