The causes of psoriasis are unknown, but doctors have studied its development, symptoms, and treatment in great detail.Without treatment, this disease progresses, affecting more and more new areas, but sometimes the manifestations are very rare: for example, only the fingers (particularly the nails) may be affected.The symptoms of nail psoriasis mostly develop gradually.
Nail damage with psoriasis can also be seen when the disease has generally become moderately severe.Regardless of whether this lesion is isolated or the clinic has affected many areas of the skin, on the fingers it all begins with a gradual clouding of the nail plate from its edge.Little by little it spreads over the entire surface of the nail.Lines often appear on the nails in longitudinal or transverse positions, pits along the entire surface of the nail.
Over time, the nail plate acquires an unhealthy yellow or gray tint.Depending on the type of disease, the nails become thinner or thicker and red and eventually black bruises may appear under the nail.When an infection occurs, pus appears.Therefore, it is very important not to allow the disease to reach its extreme stage but to start the treatment of nail psoriasis at the initial stage.
In the last stage of the disease, a gradual detachment of the nail from the tissues of the finger occurs.
This process starts from the tip of the nail and little by little it takes over completely.In addition, the nail itself can be deformed and acquire a different appearance: thick and pointed, like a bird's claw, or begin to crumble, become thin and brittle.
Psoriasis of fingernails and toenails
Psoriasis nails affect both the toes and the hands.Nail psoriasis is a particularly unpleasant phenomenon for the patient.Nail psoriasis manifests its symptoms so vividly that it creates great difficulties in the patient's daily activities and communication.Complexes and self-isolation arise.
Remember that in addition to treatment, it is essential to follow special hygiene and daily care rules.For psoriasis of the fingernails or toenails, you should:
- Always keep your nails clean
- Cut the nail plate
- Protect your nails from any injury
- Use moisturizing creams
- Avoid contact with chemicals, including household chemicals.
- Avoid manicures and pedicures.
- Cover your nails with a transparent protective varnish.
Nail damage with psoriasis on the hands and feet looks extremely unpleasant and progresses rapidly.However, keep in mind that patients, even in the later stages of the disease, are not bothered by pain.
Nail psoriasis treatment
It is imperative to treat psoriasis, wherever it manifests itself.Nail damage due to psoriasis cannot be neglected.This is not only a serious aesthetic problem, but a real health threat.A severely deformed and damaged nail is defenseless against various infections and fungal diseases.Specialists in traditional and folk medicine know a lot about how to treat nail psoriasis.
The treatment of psoriasis on both the skin and nails consists mainly of eliminating external symptoms and generally strengthening the body.Today there are not many truly effective medications for nail psoriasis, but they still exist.
Any recommendation on how to treat nail psoriasis always starts with the same: never, under any circumstances, self-medicate.Only a specialist can accurately establish a diagnosis and select the appropriate medication.Nail psoriasis is a very serious disease that requires the care and supervision of a specialist.If you self-medicate, you will spend extra money, waste time and, as a result, worsen the condition and trigger the disease itself.You need to contact a dermatologist.In the future, consultation with an immunologist and endocrinologist may be necessary.To identify the cause of the disease, laboratory tests are required.A blood test is required.
The standard treatment duration for nail psoriasis is at least 3 months.That is why the disease cannot be brought to advanced forms, because at the initial stage not even special treatment is required, but only careful care.