This past winter I have developed dry read patches on my knuckles on my hands not my fingers. Only there. Is this part of the RA or just a freak coincidence.
3/23/10 12:52pm
In my experience, the Biologics can make your skin very dry - I've been on Enbrel and I'm now on Humira and my skin is super dry in general and I do have patches of dry, red and very itchy spots. I'd recommend a good moisturizer like Aveeno and you may also want to talk to your doctor about it - they may be able to give you extreme and you can also ask for a referral to a dermatologist, just to check it out.
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Thank you I will have it checked out.