Infected Fingernail

Very little noticeable at first, the rash appears on the knees, the elbows or on the hair covering the head in the form of red scales. It soon turns into some big spots on the surface which forms some silver scales. After that, the rash is spread on other areas of the skin, the body turns into an avant-garde painting, and life becomes a nightmare. Many people do not know that psoriasis is not contagious and cannot hide the fear when he met someone sick. In all human history there was no case of transmission of psoriasis from an ill person to a healthy, even if the person coming into contact with infected blood. Despite this, according to statistics, even in the richest countries and regions about 4 percent of the population suffers from this disease.

Infected fingernail with psoriasis:
Infected fingernail with psoriasis is found in 7 percent of patients, but have different shapes. Usually, about two forms of damage to the nail are known: bluntness and overflowing. If they are formed in nail holes the size of a grain of poppy, from various depths. On the outside nails in this case reminiscent of a thimble. The second form of infected fingernail has different stages of expression. Minimal changes that meet virtually any patient of psoriasis are represented by a slight darkening of the nail surface, and a light gray shade on its surface. If significant changes in the nail surface, in some cases, the nail is observed depletion substances, the surface is moving away from finger nail, is elimination of specific pockets gradually disappears until only one remains in the nail bed rest, very light gray. Can be found and increasing the nail surface deformation and changes color from yellow to gray. Angle loses shine, becomes matt, uneven, sharp, strong also a raptor claw.

In other cases, the nail is simply destroyed. It gradually breaks, leaving only some very thin layer to socket. Another form of infected fingernail with psoriasis is psoriatic nail form of bleeding under the nail. Capillaries and often appear to increase by some bleeding nail, which look like sting caused by a thorn.

Methods of treatment infected fingernail with psoriasis:
Psoriasis is a chronic and healing disease. It can occur, perhaps for many years and then disappear again, and then appear. Before starting a treatment, the patient is examined carefully. In prescribing treatment take into account stage of disease, season, and clinical type of psoriasis. The fastest results obtained by method of therapy are observed in limited types of psoriasis affected area, in forms that have not suffered complications, "says the doctor.

How can disease remission happen?
Remission is significantly more slowly when atypical forms of psoriasis occur. Treatment started on time, combined with a rational system, the physiotherapy and hydro therapy, guarantees a long-term remission. If the notice is a process that the disease spreads gradually, it is more appropriate to follow treatment in a hospital. The basis for all treatments is the ultraviolet rays in combination with the use of photo sensitizer. As a result of this method, the parts of skin affected by psoriasis there is a large division of cells. But ultraviolet rays adversely affect the skin, aging it. In this case, however, this is a very small payment to escape trouble. Photo chemotherapy is contraindicated for high blood pressure sufferers, those who have suffered a heart attack or who had surgery for removal of a malignant or benign. Combining UV and drug gives amazing results in treating psoriasis of the head partially covered by hair, "explains endocrinologist.