When you think of signs that something is amiss with your health, your first thought may be aches and pains or even visible issues like hair loss or skin flare ups. Your mind likely doesn't go to your ...

Psoriatic arthritis can cause nail problems ranging from mild to severe. Find out how to spot signs of trouble, explore treatment options, and protect your nails every day. Psoriatic arthritis is ...

Psoriatic nail dystrophy is a risk factor for PsA and is present in 80% of these patients. In contrast, the severity of skin lesions does not predict PsA. PsA occurs more often in patients who ...

Discover how simple lifestyle changes — like exercise, diet, and better sleep — can help reduce symptoms and improve quality ...

Psoriatic arthritis represents a complex ... creating significant functional limitations. Nail dystrophy manifests in 80% of cases, presenting as pitting, onycholysis, or hyperkeratosis.

Nail disease may represent increased immunoreactivity or may actually be an early phase of psoriatic arthritis, predictive of clinical disease, studies have suggested. Nail pitting also was found ...

or family history), psoriatic nail dystrophy, negative test for rheumatoid factor, dactylitis (current or personal history), and radiographic evidence of juxta-articular new bone formation.

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA ... A healthcare provider may also examine your fingers, toes, spine, nails, and eyes. A healthcare provider may order imaging tests to check what joints are affected ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS — After antifungal therapy for fungal nail disease, some dystrophy may persist, which can be addressed by several available treatments. Tracey C. Vlahovic, DPM "With the fingernails ...

Nail Dystrophy affects a vast portion of the U.S. population and the medical community has had limited treatment options to effectively address this growing problem. Nuvail addresses the signs and ...