Nail psoriasis

One the most common among people suffering from psoriasis - psoriasis nail. They suffer up to 60% of people with psoriasis. Signs and symptoms of this type of psoriasis vary, depending on which determines the severity of nail psoriasis - mild, moderate or severe.

Nail psoriasis manifests depressions on the nail plate. Rashes on the skin can not be. Nail psoriasis occurs very often. In the course of development of this type of psoriasis of the nail plate thickening, papules appear under the fingernails yellow. In some cases, the flow nail psoriasis patient may lose the nail.

Cured of nail psoriasis is impossible, but if you find it in the early stages of the disease duration of symptoms can be greatly reduced and to avoid various kinds of complications. Depending also on the severity of the disease nail psoriasis can be as an independent disease, and in conjunction with other types of psoriasis.

Causes of nail psoriasis -. A genetic factor, stress, viral or infectious diseases, injuries, unhealthy lifestyle, climate change, etc. If in psoriasis nail, other areas of the skin of the human body cover does not struck, the reason for its occurrence can be a fungal infection or the trauma of the nail plate. Symptoms of nail psoriasis are pain in the upper phalanges of the hands or feet, reduced sensitivity, dysmotility and, of course, the most yellow papules on the plate. Unaesthetic appearance of nails gives discomfort to the patient nail psoriasis.

Treatment of this type of psoriasis is held by means of external medicines (creams, ointments, gels).