Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019
A study of nail changes in psoriasis and lichen planus
Dr. Neethu Chowdary, Dr. Rachana, Dr. S Haritha, Dr. Raghuveer Thyagi
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BACKGROUND : Nail involvement is an extremely common feature of psoriasis and it affects approximately 10–78% of patients. In lichen planus nail involvement occurs in 10% of patients.
AIM: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the nail changes in psoriasis and lichen planus attending our outpatient department.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: 60 consecutive cases were taken into the study after informed consent of which 46 cases were diagnosed as psoriasis and 14 cases as lichen planus on clinical parameters.
CONCLUSION: In both psoriasis and lichen planus patients pitting was found to be the most common manifestation and fingernails were more commonly affected than toenails.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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A STUDY OF NAIL CHANGES IN PSORIASIS AND LICHEN PLANUS, Dr. Neethu Chowdary, Dr. Rachana, Dr. S Haritha, Dr. Raghuveer Thyagi INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019
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A STUDY OF NAIL CHANGES IN PSORIASIS AND LICHEN PLANUS, Dr. Neethu Chowdary, Dr. Rachana, Dr. S Haritha, Dr. Raghuveer Thyagi INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019
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