Effectiveness of Systemic Treatment Agents on Psoriatic Nails: A Comparative Study

Demirsoy E., KIRAN R., Salman S., ÇAĞLAYAN Ç., Akturk A., BAYRAMGÜRLER D., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY, cilt.12, sa.9, ss.1039-1043, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1039-1043
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Nails, one of the most visible sites of body, are frequently involved in psoriasis and accepted as the most difficult site for topical treatment because of their anatomical structure. Healing of the psoriatic nails usually occurs when systemic therapy is initiated to treat severe skin psoriasis or joint involvement, but sometimes systemic therapy is essential for severe nail psoriasis, although Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score is low or none of the joints are affected. In this case, knowing which systemic agent is most potent on nail findings is important.