Psoriasis can affect your nails, too. When it does it's called nail psoriasis. Most people develop nail psoriasis years after psoriasis begins. It's also possible to have nail psoriasis without signs ...

HealthDay News — Severe psoriasis, nail pitting, and the use of retinoids were identified as possible risk factors for development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among patients with psoriasis, according ...

Most patients with psoriasis have variable nail involvement with clinical manifestations, including irregular pitting, "oil spot" discoloration of the nail bed, and onycholysis. Additional secondary, ...

Sustained improvements across stringent measures of disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA): One-year improvements were sustained to three years across strict measures of peripheral ...

Psoriatic arthritis impacts skin and joints. It causes pain, swelling, and stiffness. This condition often follows psoriasis.

How does one diagnose psoriasis of the nails? What is the best treatment? —R.K. Crisssman, MD, Grand Rapids, Mich. Psoriasis of the nails can be clinically recognized by the presence of nail pits, ...

Nail psoriasis is common in patients with plaque psoriasis and is associated with morbidity, including onychomycosis, which can complicate psoriasis treatments and be difficult to differentiate.

If your nails are brittle, thin and easily breakable, you may be wondering if it’s time to pay a visit to your dermatologist. While changes to the color, texture and shape of your nails aren’t always ...

Both NAPSI and N-NAIL provide accurate cutoffs, but better accuracy seen with N-NAIL, with cutoff value of 2. HealthDay News — Both the Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) and the Nijmegen-Nail ...

Diagnosing conditions of the nail can be confounding. Patients may experience delays in treatment due to challenges in diagnosis. While the nail may seem like a cosmetic concern, nail diseases can ...