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April W Armstrong1, William Tuong2, Thorvardur J Love2
1From the Psoriasis Program, Department of Dermatology, Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO), University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA; Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Department of Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland; Sector of Dermatology and Department of Medical Clinic, University Hospital and School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Fontana, California; and University of California, San Diego, California, USA.A.W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Director, Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Director, Psoriasis Program, Department of Dermatology, COHO, University of Colorado Denver; W. Tuong, BA, Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis; T.J. Love, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Department of Research, Landspitali University Hospital; S. Carneiro, MD, PhD; R. Grynszpan, MD, Sector of Dermatology and Department of Medical Clinic, University Hospital and School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; S.S. Lee, DO, FACR, Southern California Permanente Medical Group; A. Kavanaugh, MD, University of California. aprilarmstrong@post.harvard.edu.
Abstract:
Nail involvement in psoriatic diseases causes significant physical and functional disabilities. Evaluating, measuring, and treating nail involvement is important in improving the health outcomes and quality of life among patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We performed a systematic analysis of the literature on nail psoriasis to help inform an update of treatment recommendations by the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA).
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