A double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group trial was performed to compare the efficacy and tolerability of tazarotene 0.1% gel and vehicle gel in 31 patients with fingernail psoriasis. Patients were randomized to receive tazarotene or vehicle gel, which they applied each evening for up to 24 weeks to 2 target fingernails, one under occlusion and one unoccluded. The tazaroten...

This study correlated assessment tools for evaluating the severity of skin, nail, and joint symptoms in patients with psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Adults with plaque Pso (with or without PsA) were enrolled from four U.S. institutions. Patients were evaluated using a novel 10-area Linear Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (XL-PASI), Psoriatic Arthritis Assessment (PsAA), Psoriat...