We all have those moments where we find ourselves self-consciously hiding our nails. Maybe it’s because they’re nibbled or nicked, or in desperate need of a good cuticle taming. Luckily, in most cases ...

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 ...

There is a lack of standards for diagnosing and treating nail psoriasis, a situation needing attention because the condition is often a precursor to psoriatic arthritis. Authors of a literature review ...

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 ...

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, ...

Problematic nail conditions range from nail psoriasis (NP) to paronychia, which are commonly seen in clinical practice and result from infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic etiologies. A ...

If you have nail psoriasis, it's important to protect your nails. Anything that dries or injures a nail can worsen nail psoriasis or trigger a flare-up. To help patients get the best results from ...

While having a fresh manicure is the dream for most of us, sometimes your nail health can take a turn for the worse. For instance, your nails can begin to peel, crack, and turn discolored. Sure, nail ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with nail psoriasis alongside psoriatic arthritis demonstrate worse disease activity, quality of life ...

HealthDay News — Treatment recommendations have been developed for patients with nail psoriasis. The recommendations were published in JAMA Dermatology. “There is an unmet need for treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Apremilast improved nail psoriasis at week 36, with improvement seen as early as week 8, according to a ...

About 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. But, despite psoriasis being a fairly common skin condition, it's often misunderstood. In case you're not familiar with it, psoriasis is a condition that ...