Nail Psoriasis: A Review of Treatment Options
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Nail Psoriasis: A Review of Treatment Options
Nail involvement affects 80-90 % of patients with plaque psoriasis, and is even more prevalent in patients with psoriatic arthritis. This review is the result of a systemic approach to the literature and covers topical, intralesional, conventional systemic, and biologic systemic treatments, as well as non-pharmacological treatment options for nail psoriasis. The available evidence suggests that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Drugs
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0012-6667,1179-1950
DOI: 10.1007/s40265-016-0564-5