Open AccessVascular Features of Nail Psoriasis Using Dynamic Optical Coherence Tomography
Author(s) -
Adam S. Aldahan,
Lucy Chen,
Raymond Fertig,
Jon Holmes,
Vidhi V. Shah,
Stephanie Mlacker,
Vincent Hsu,
Keyvan Nouri,
Antonella Tosti
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000449230
Subject(s) - psoriasis , nail (fastener) , medicine , optical coherence tomography , nail plate , blood flow , nail disease , dermatology , radiology , materials science , metallurgy
Nail psoriasis is a painful and disfiguring nail disease that often leads to invasive biopsies. Dermoscopy of the hyponychium can be useful in the diagnosis showing twisted coiled vessels. Structural features of nail psoriasis have been described with optical coherence tomography (OCT).