Kim Kardashian West “physically couldn’t” use her hands due to psoriatic arthritis.

The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star was diagnosed with the form

of arthritis – which is caused by autoimmune disease psoriasis, which

Kim also suffers from – after experiencing severe pain in her hands, and

has now described the scary moment she realised she couldn’t pick up

her phone because her hands “hurt so badly”.

Explaining her battle with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on her

sister Kourtney Kardashian’s lifestyle website Poosh, she said: “One

night, I woke up to use the restroom and I physically couldn’t pick up

my phone. I thought it was strange but maybe I just slept on my hands

weird and I was so tired, I didn’t need to be checking my phone at that

hour anyway. I fell right back asleep.

“I woke up that morning and I still couldn’t pick up my phone. I was freaking out – I couldn’t even pick up a toothbrush, my hands hurt so badly.”

Kim, 38, went to the doctor and was tested for rheumatoid arthritis and

lupus, and was subject to an intense health scare when her test results

came back positive, before her doctor discovered the positive results

were actually false.

The star – whose health battle is being documented on her family’s E!

reality show – added: “I went to the doctor because then I thought I

could possibly have rheumatoid arthritis. I knew I felt the pain in my

bones, and after I Googled the possibilities, I was beyond scared.

“I had my blood tested for all possibilities, and it came back positive for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. I immediately started to cry and felt so lost.

“I went back three days later, which felt like the longest three days of my life! It turns out those tests were a false positive and I did not have rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. I had psoriatic arthritis.

Kim has learned to manage her psoriasis over the years, and hopes sharing her story will allow others to “feel confident” despite their health battles.

She wrote: “I’ve become extremely comfortable with my psoriasis. No

matter where it is on my body, sometimes I am fine with showing it off

and other times I don’t want it to be a distraction, so I cover it up

with body makeup.

“If you have psoriasis, you can’t let it ruin your life or get the best

of you. You have to do what you can to make sure you are comfortable but

not let it take over.

“I hope my story can help anyone else with an autoimmune disease feel confident that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”