Hello,
Thanks for posting your query at DoctorSpring.com. I can understand your concern.
Nail psoriasis can affect all the nails. It can cause severe damage to all the nails ultimately causing crumbling of the nail plate.
It can be treated with oral medications like methotrexate , cyclosporin etc. However, the decision to start these medications need to be taken by your physician in view of the side effects it can cause.
Topical cream like calcipotriol also is useful.
It can be treated but there can be a recurrence after the treatment is discontinued.
I would be glad to answer your follow-up queries.
Take care
Patient replied :
Hi thanks for your response.
Just to follow up is there much of a range in terms of how severe the psoriasis will get? Would some cases only cause minor issues or does it usually end up getting to the level you mentioned, as I said my symptoms are quite mild at the moment.
Is there any possibility of it going away itself? I looked up the treatment options you mentioned and they do seem to have quite bad side affects.
Thanks again
Hello
Thanks for your reply.
The severity varies from patient to patient. It's really difficult to predict it. The severity nail n skin disease may not go hand in hand.
It doesn't go away by itself.
Please feel free to discuss further.
Take care