Prevalence, severity and clinical features of psoriasis in fingernails and toenails in adult patients: Italian experience

Abstract

Background  Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 2.0–6.5% of the European population. Although the most striking clinical features of psoriasis involve the skin, other organs including nails and joints may be affected in a substantial proportion of patients. Literature reports nail involvement in 10–56% of psoriatic patients, with common physical and social impairment. However, the precise prevalence of specific clinical features of nail psoriasis is somewhat under-reported.


Objectives  Our cross-sectional study aimed at describing the prevalence and the clinical features of nail involvement in adult psoriatic patients in a ...

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