Study Of Nail Changes In Psoriasis
| Autor: | Ghosal Astikmoni, Gangopadhyay D N, Chanda M, Das Nilay Kanti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 18-21 (2004) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0019-5154 1998-3611 |
| Popis: | Background: In psoriasis, nail involvement is quite a common phenomenon and the manifestation may range from pitting, Beauâ€s line, leuconychia, onychorrhexis, onycholysis, subungual hyperkeratosis, thinning of nail plate to less commonly splinter hemorrhage, oil drop sign and salmon patch. Objective: To study overall pattern of nail involvement in psoriatic patients along with making a comparison between the patterns of nail changes on finger and toenails and to analyze the association of nail changes with arthropathy and Koebnerâ€s phenomenon. Subjects and settings: One hundred consecutive cases of psoriasis of all age and both sexes were selected for studying the nail changes, in whom diagnosis of psoriasis was made on clinical parameters. KOH preparation was also performed in all cases where onychomycosis was considered a possibility. Results: Thirty six Percent of patients of psoriasis had nail change and fingernails (32%) were more commonly affected than toe nails (24%). Pitting was found to be the most common manifestation in fingernails (65.63%) with significant difference between fingernails and toenails (p |
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