Onychomadesis is a reversible, painless, noninflammatory condition in which there is proximal shedding of the nail plate from the nail matrix. It can occur in fingernails, toenails or both. It may be secondary to systemic disorders, high fevers, bullous dermatoses, Kawasaki disease, infections (streptococcal infections and measles), zinc deficiency, local trauma, acute paronychia, and drug reac...

We present a case of a 30-year old female patient presenting with acrocyanosis and nail changes (leukonychia, onycholysis), who has been treated with valproic acid for 3 years. Acrocyanosis, listed in the group of acrosyndromes, is a painless condition, characterized by symmetrical discoloration of various shades of blue colour, localized within the hands, feet and face, often associated with h...

Nails are considered epidermal appendages, and as such, are commonly affected in patients with psoriasis, 80% of whom are likely to develop nail psoriasis as a result of their condition. Two patterns of nail disorders have been shown to be caused by psoriasis. Nail matrix involvement can result in features such as leukonychia, pitting (punctures or cupuliform depressions), red spots in the lunu...

Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent inflammatory skin disease with prevalence of 1-3%. Nail psoriasis affects 10-90% of patients with plaque psoriasis. The aim of the article is to review the literature for the correlation between nail psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to provide rheumatologists a short review on features of nail psoriasis, methods of their assessment and possible clinical r...