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EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 9, Pages 1091-1100Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2023.2215987
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Nail disorders; nail psoriasis; psoriasis; quality of life; treatment; treatment update
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Nail psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder that can cause discomfort and reduce the quality of life for patients. It may be associated with psoriatic arthritis and can be a predictor of a more severe disease course in adulthood. These issues contribute to the high economic burden of psoriasis.
IntroductionNail psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder without a potential scarring outcome, but the nail signs, even the milder ones, can cause discomfort to patients and severely affect their quality of life. Nail psoriasis may be associated with psoriatic arthritis and when it starts during infancy, it may be a predictor of a more severe disease course in adulthood. All these issues contribute to the high economic burden of psoriasis.Areas coveredNail psoriasis is notoriously difficult to treat, even though new treatments are in continuous development. This paper provides an update on new treatments and address the current gaps in care of nail psoriasis.Expert opinionA better understanding of the disease pathogenesis and more 'real-life' studies will definitely be helpful to improve treatment results. A lower level of heterogeneity should be advisable among trials when evaluating nail psoriasis. Moreover, the relationship between nail psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should be the focus of unbiased studies in order to better define the real risk that nail psoriasis patients have to develop arthritis.
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