Nail abnormalities occur frequently in patients with psoriatic arthritis. This study of the finger nails of 46 patients with psoriatic arthritis, 100 nonpsoriatic rheumatism patients, and 100 nonpsoriatic general medical patients was designed to characterise these abnormalities with particular reference to the severity of nail pitting. The results of the study suggest: (1) Onycholysis alone in ...

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A previously healthy man, 43 years of age, was referred to the dermatology department with a one-year history of fingernail onychomycosis. His condition was refractory to oral antifungal treatment (terbinafine 250 mg QD for three months). On physical examination, nail pitting and onycholysis affecting seven fingernails was noted (Figure 1A). He also had mild erythematous silvery-white scaly pat...

Nails can act as a protective, defensive and beauty cover of the phalanges. The dermatologic disorders as well as the systemic diseases and trauma can produce change in the nails. Normal variations of nails are important to recognize and distinguish from nail diseases. There is not enough information about the prevalence of nail disorders in children. In this study, we have determined the preva...

INTRODUCTION Dermoscopy is a non-invasive imaging method that enables the evaluation of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions. More recently, dermoscopy has been recognized as an effective tool in the diagnosis of nail diseases. AIM To evaluate the dermoscopic features of nail psoriasis and to assess the relationship between these features and disease severity. MATERIAL AND METHODS A tot...

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...

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...