Sunday, April 09, 2006

Psoriatic Onychodystrophy

Psoriasis is a common case in PACES for skin and locomotor station. My lecturer taught me that psoriasis is a "systemic disease". It involves skin, nails and joints. Here are the nail changes in psoriasis. Remember it and search for it in psoriatic patient!

brown discoloration or "oil-drop" sign

Nail pitting and onycholysis

Subungual hyperkeratosis and onycholysis

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