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Kim Kardashian is an open book. The Kardashians reality TV star has juggled motherhood and her divorce from ex Kanye “Ye” West with brand-new ventures in Hollywood, business and prison reform. While teaming up with Hulu again for All’s Fair, Kim revealed during the season 7 premiere of her family’s series that she had a brain aneurysm in the past — and pointed to the stress from her and Ye’s divorce.
This wasn’t the first time that Kim revealed a health issue. Below, read on to learn about Kim’s psoriasis, brain aneurysm and more.
Kim Kardashian Was Diagnosed With Psoriasis
The Kardashians star first began to deal with psoriasis in her mid twenties. She wrote about her initial flare-up via a blog post on her sister, Kourtney Kardashian‘s website, Poosh, in 2019. “When I was 25, I had my first psoriasis flare-up. I got a common cold, and since psoriasis is an autoimmune condition, this triggered it,” Kim penned at the time.
Before Kim lived in a lavish California mansion, she lived in an apartment and was able to get help from her dermatologist neighbor. “It was all over my stomach and legs. Luckily, in my apartment complex at the time, my neighbor was a dermatologist,” she explained in the same post. “I showed it to him, and he said to come into the office and he would give me a shot of cortisone and then hopefully it would go away (since it was my first big outbreak). I did this and my psoriasis completely went away for about five years.”
Psoriasis is known as a skin disease that can cause “a rash with itchy, scaly patches” as reported by the Mayo Clinic. Over the years, Kim has experienced these rashes and has documented her outbreaks through photos and videos shared on social media. Later in the blog post, the SKIMS co-founder revealed that she a consistent “spot” that will often reoccur on her right lower leg. “I can always count on my main spot on my right lower leg, which consistently stays flared up. I have learned to live with this spot without using any creams or medication—I just deal,” she wrote. “Sometimes I cover it up and sometimes I don’t. It doesn’t really bother me.”
Kim inherited the skin condition from her mother, Kris Jenner, who only passed down the trait to Kim. Additionally, Kim suffers from psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis triggered by her skin condition. Most recently, in October 2023, she opened up to Refinery29 about her chronic condition. “I’m still very confused about my psoriasis and what triggers it,” Kim told the outlet. “Sometimes I’ll be completely stressed out and I’ll be completely clear with my psoriasis. Sometimes I’ll be zen as can be, not a care in the world, and my psoriasis will completely flare up. They say it should be the opposite. I’ve kind of given up on trying to figure it out.”
Kim Kardashian’s Brain Aneurysm: Symptoms & the Suspected Cause
During the October 2025 season 7 premiere of The Kardashians, Kim revealed that doctors found a brain aneurysm. According to Mayo Clinic, a brain aneurysm is considered common and is described as a “a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain.”
In one clip from the show, Kim was seen going through an MRI scanner. She later told her family that a “little” aneurysm was found. After asking “why the f**k” it happened to her, doctors told Kim that aneurysms are typically cause by stress.
An aneurysm that has not ruptured typically doesn’t have symptoms, but they’re found in an imaging test. A ruptured aneurysm, however, is more serious and can cause a severe, sudden headache, nausea and vomiting, a stiff neck, blurred or double vision, sensitivity to light, confusion and even a seizure, per Mayo Clinic.
Kim Kardashian’s Preeclampsia and Placenta Accreta
Not only has the SKKN BY KIM founder suffered from psoriasis, but she also experienced various complications during her prior pregnancies. Kim gave birth to her daughter, North West, in 2013 and her son, Saint West, in 2015. Due to her complications during those two pregnancies, the Selfish author chose to use a surrogate to have her youngest children Chicago (b. 2018) and Psalm (b. 2019).
Kim had to give birth to North about six weeks early due to suffering from preeclampsia. The Cleveland Clinic reports that preeclampsia is known to be a “serious blood pressure” condition and can threaten the life of both the mother and child. In December 2019, Kim shared a video via Instagram explaining what she had experienced during those pregnancies.
Not only did Kim have preeclampsia, but she also suffered from placenta accreta during the pregnancies. This can occur when the placenta does not detach and remains attached to the uterus. “I actually had to have five different operations within a year and a half to fix the damage that all of that did inside,” the makeup maven said in the clip. Eventually, Kim used her remaining two embryos to conceive both Chicago and Psalm via a surrogate.
