{"id":19306,"date":"2025-09-16T14:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=19306"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:23:42","slug":"psoriatic-nails-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/psoriatic-nails-arthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Psoriatic Nails, Arthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post\"><small><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><b>Psoriatic Nails<\/b><\/p>\n<p>About 50 percent of persons with active\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0have psoriatic changes in fingernails and\/or toenails. In some instances\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0may occur only in the nails and nowhere else on the body.<\/p>\n<p>Psoriatic changes in nails range from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail.<\/p>\n<p>Damage to the nail bed by the pustular\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0can result in loss of the nail.<\/p>\n<p>Nail changes in\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0fall into general categories that may occur singly or all together:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/nail-rx-nail-fungus-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nail Growth<\/a>\u00a0caused by\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to psoriatic involvement of the nail bed.<\/li>\n<li>White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed (onycholysis) . There may be reddened skin around the nail.<\/li>\n<li>The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix.<\/li>\n<li>The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail matrix and nail bed.\n<p><a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0of the nails can resemble other conditions such as chronic infection or inflammation of the nail bed or nail fold.\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0of the toenails can resemble chronic fungal infection of the nails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A person with psoriatic nails should avoid any injury &#8211; bumps, scrapes, etc. &#8211; that may trigger a worsening of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0(Koebner\u2019s phenomenon). Nail\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0is treated by the dermatologist as part of the overall treatment of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Nail\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0is frequently associated with psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u2014which is discussed below.<\/p>\n<p><b>Psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0is a genetically determined autoimmune disease that occurs in less than 10 percent of persons with\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>. Its treatment often requires consultation with a rheumatologist in addition to treatment of the skin lesions by a dermatologist. Psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0is classified with the disease grouping called seronegative spondyloarthropathies which also includes ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>, and Reiter\u2019s Syndrome. It occurs most frequently in\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0patients whose disease is active, especially in persons with the pustular type of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>. Occasionally it appears in a person who has no dermatologic signs or symptoms of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>, in which case it must be diagnosed by its unique laboratory test results.\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0of the fingernails and toenails is associated with a higher incidence of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0resemble those of rheumatoid\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>, although the diseases are otherwise quite different.\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0changes cause deterioration and pain in small joints of the hands and feet, large joints of the legs and spine, and tendons. Nonspecific foot pain or \u201ctennis elbow\u201d may be an early symptom to appear and may be overlooked if not associated with psoriatic skin or nail lesions.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmation of a diagnosis of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0requires specific blood and serum tests to differentiate it from conditions such as rheumatoid\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0and other autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the National\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0Foundation for information on the treatment of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A pediatric form of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0may appear as early as age 2 to 4 years in girls. A peak period of pediatric onset is age 11 to 12 in both girls and boys. In children the\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0may appear several years prior to the onset of psoriatic skin lesions; this may pose a problem in recognizing the nature of the underlying disease, especially if there is no known family history of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0occasionally occur in the absence of a history of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0in the family, a genetic predisposition for\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>\u00a0is considered to be a necessary condition for development of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>. The evidence for inheritability is well established.<\/p>\n<p>As in the case of\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/skin-dr-psoriasis-eczema-dandruff-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psoriasis<\/a>, an environmental \u201ctrigger\u201d may initiate the development of psoriatic\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/joint-ease-arthritis-remedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>\u00a0in a genetically predisposed person.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014\u2013<br \/>\nFor Guaranteed, Effective, 100% Natural\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbal Remedies<\/a>\u00a0, please visit\u00a0<b><a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Remedies<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflexaromas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ReflexAromas<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is where you can find Quality\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/reflexology.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reflexology<\/a>\u00a0Tools, specially-formulated\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/aromatherapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential Oil<\/a>\u00a0blends for a variety of health conditions,\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/reflexology.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massage Therapy<\/a>\u00a0tools and\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/gemisphere-gems-crystals-for-healing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountain\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rose<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbs<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is where NHH recommends you purchase all of your\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulk<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbs<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spices<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/remedies-treatments\/herbs-oils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teas<\/a>\u00a0and single oils!<\/p>\n<p>Are you looking for quality\u00a0<a href=\"\/health-supplement-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitamins<\/a>, diet aids and health\u00a0<a href=\"\/health-supplement-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplements<\/a>? Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"\/health-supplement-shop\/\"><b>Health Supplement Shop<\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; highly recommended by NHH!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psoriatic Nails About 50 percent of persons with active\u00a0Psoriasis\u00a0have psoriatic changes in fingernails and\/or toenails. In some instances\u00a0Psoriasis\u00a0may occur only in the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-health-info"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}