Symmetry:Psoriatic plaques tend to appear symmetrically on both sides of the body. For example, psoriasis is usually present on both knees or elbows. Nail psoriasis. Note the classic pits and yellowish color in the nails. Image courtesy of Hon Pak, MD. Nails:Nail changes are common in psoria...
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder with cutaneous and systemic manifestations and substantial negative effects on patient quality of life. Psoriasis has a strong, albeit polygenic, genetic basis. Whereas approximately half of the accountable genetic effect of psoriasis maps to the major hi...
Psoriasis commonly affects areas skin over knees, elbows, and scalp but can affect anywhere on the body including armpits, groin area, nails, hands and feet. It can be associated with a specific form of joint aches known as psoriatic arthritis, and there is an increased incidence of other ...
Trieewittayapoon C, Sigvahamont P, Chanprapaph K, et al. The effect of different pulse durations in the treatment of nail psoriasis with 595-nm pulsed dye laser: a randomized, doubleblind, intrapatient left-to-right study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;66:807–12. ArticleGoogle Scholar Oram...
Beyond its effect on the skin and nails, psoriasis maydirectly or indirectly affectother organ systems, most specifically the eyes and joints. Eye Problems Psoriasis can causeeye problems, as the scaling and dryness around the eyes can cause the eyelids to curl up unnaturally. This can lead to...
Nail.When the nails on your hands or feet are affected, they develop pits and are discolored. Your nails might become loose and separate from the nail bed. They also might crumble. Scalp.You might have fine scales on your scalp that look like dandruff, or you might have thick plaques tha...
Sex hormones and prolactin have long been known to affect the development and severity of psoriasis, but many more hormones have been implicated in the process. Hormones that have an effect on psoriasis include estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, ...
While the clinical presentation of psoriasis, and whatever improvements are made during therapy, is usually measured using the PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) score, measurement of the effect on the quality of life of the psoriasis patient may be better assessed by the DLQI (Dermatology ...
Nail. When the nails on your hands or feet are affected, they develop pits and are discolored. Your nails might become loose and separate from the nail bed. They also might crumble. Scalp. You might have fine scales on your scalp that look like dandruff, or you might have thick plaques...
The NAPSI is a useful tool for nail evaluation in the course of therapeutic studies, both for the effect on all nails as well as for the judgment of a target nail (Rich and Scher, 2003). Interobserver reliability for the total NAPSI score is good whereas the nail score only shows ...