Therapies for Psoriatic Nail Disease. A Systematic Review

SARAH CASSELL and ARTHUR F. KAVANAUGH

ABSTRACT.

Nail involvement is common in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, affecting 80%–90% of patients at some time. It also has significant effects on quality of life. Psoriatic nail disease can be refractory to treatment, and different features may respond variably to different therapies. The lack of standardized outcome assessments hinders the interpretation of available data. In this systematic evidence-based review of the literature, we assess various treatments for psoriatic nail disease. (First Release May 15 2006; J Rheumatol 2006;33:1452–6)

Key Indexing Terms:

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
PSORIASIS
NAIL
TREATMENT

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From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.

S. Cassell, MD; A.F. Kavanaugh, MD.

Address reprint requests to Dr. A.F. Kavanaugh, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0943. E-mail: akavanaugh@ucsd.edu

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