With long-lasting and noticeable rashes that can lead to more severe conditions, such as painful psoriatic arthritis, its essential to understand this condition and recognize its symptoms. Psoriasis Awareness Month is an opportunity to educate and inform sufferers on a range of topics surrounding the skin condition. The first thing to recognize is that psoriasis is not just a skin disease; it is an autoimmune condition that affects the skin, joints and heart. These include enlargement of the skins blood vessels, an increase in skin cells, T-cells, and other immune system cells, as well as an accumulation of excess skin cells on the surface of the skin. Since it is a skin condition that can develop anywhere on the body, its important to know the signs associated with the disease.