Nail Psoriasis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Nail Psoriasis
Nail psoriasis occurs in approximately half of all people with psoriasis, and about eighty percent of those with psoriatic arthritis. Since psoriasis affects the nail as it is being formed, it can be difficult to treat. Topical medications are usually ineffective. This is because the part of the nail that is affected, the matrix, is difficult to penetrate.1
Fast Facts:
- Steroid injections have been used with varying results.1
- Men and women are equally likely to have nail psoriasis.2
- Nail psoriasis is not contagious.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Psoriasis Foundation: Psoriasis of the Nails
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 eMedicineHealth (via WebMD): Nail Psoriasis
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Psoriasis of the nail, Psoriatic Nails, Arthrosis toe nail
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
