Onychomycosis among psoriasis patients is reported with varying prevalence. This prospective, controlled study investigates the occurrence of onychomycosis among inpatients with psoriasis versus inpatients with other skin diseases. The inclusion period was 15 months. Scrapings from clinically abnormal nails (both fingernails and toenails) were examined using microscopy and culture. The prevalen...

This is a report on the investigation of the diseases of the nails and the surrounding tissues caused by fungus infections. The investigation was confined to the isolation and study of the fungi present in the lesions, which are presumably the causative organisms of the diseases of the nails and the tissues immediately surrounding them, causing perionychia. Only those cases were selected in whi...

Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases, affecting approximately 2–3% of the Caucasian population. Plaque psoriasis, the most frequent type, is characterized by sharply demarcated erythematous scaly plaques typically located at the extensor side of the arms and legs, the head and the lower back. Nail involvement such as pits and oil drops is commonly present. Approximately 20% of pati...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a common, chronic, relapsing, immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Our objective is to review the clinical profile, co-morbidities, and outcome of patients with psoriasis. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of outpatient psoriasis patients attending the dermatology clinic, Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim (HSAH) between January 2012 and June 2014. Data collection wa...

BACKGROUND The Beer Sheva Psoriasis Severity Score is a novel instrument for the assessment of psoriasis severity, designed for use in routine clinical conditions. OBJECTIVE To identify the main factors of the BPSS. METHODS The sample used to study the BPSS comprised 70 patients with psoriasis vulgaris treated by climatotherapy at the Dead Sea. Psoriasis severity was assessed using BPSS and...

Editor Alterations in the structure and appearance of the nail unit may be seen in association with a variety of dermatological disorders. 1 Because of the limited number of reaction patterns associated with the nail unit, many of the changes that are seen, such as onycholysis, pitting and subungual hyperkeratosis, are not specific. However, certain clinical findings, especially when present in...

INNOVATION What is already known about the topic: psoriasis (PsO) is a common skin disease with major impact on quality of life (QoL). Patient-reported data on QoL from large number of PsO patients with and without psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are limited. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS In a large cohort referred to a university psoriasis center, patients with PsO and concomitant PsA (~30% in this group) ...