Hello,
I have suffered since having children with very dry skin around my fingers mainly being the middle and index ones.
They become very dry and painful, usually the nails lifting up on the side and can come to a point where infections (pus balls around the nails appear). It is has only affected my finger nails not my toe nails. I have been to a consultant and they have mentioned that it is psoriasis/dermatitus but all the creams I have used do not help and the throbbing can become quite painful.
When I see the picture as above my nails have not discoloured like this. Can you please help.
Many thanks

Hi – I have psorisis in four of my nails. I understand that there is no real treatment however is there a way to cover them? I'm a guy so pinting them with a coloured nail varnish will not work for me. Is there a nail varnish that I could use that would give it a natural look? Many thanks.

Do check with the doctor that you don't have a fungal infection. After that, keep nails fairly short and clean. Cover it up with a good nail varnish. Moisturising and a good hand/nail cream will help, as will any topical psoriasis treatment, but it'e hard to get anything behind the nail. Soaking in the bath with your usual coal-tar based product may help a bit. I've found the Psoriasis Association very informative.

hi,i have been on the internet to find an answer for what im suffering from.i have tiny inverted spots on my four of my finger nails,they are not coloured.when u look closely they look like little spots.it has spread from one finger nail to another.What is this? I have also noticed that i have dark patches on my body it started from my neck going down to mybreast,underarms and now to my navel and waist. ihave seen the specialist but he cannot say what exactly it is.i was wondering can these two illnesses be related and also can they be treated?

Hi I have had Psoriasis since I was 20 and am now 56. Mainly my scalp but also my finger and toe nails. I had an incentive last year to go to my brothers wedding so religiously filed my toe and finger nails flat and moisturised every day and wore moisturising socks in bed. Finally got my nails to a decent length to paint – nothing amazing but more or less normal. Wore some amazing shoes and had a ball – don't let it take over your life – moisturise moisturise moisturise BUT come on you scientists – find a cure!!!! Mags

Could you please tell me what treatment i could use for Poriosis in my toe nail. I have had it for about 5 years now. At first i thought it was a fungal infection but the doctor said it wasnt. Now the toe nail has shredded away at the top. I file it down to keep the discoloration to a minimum but it now looks like i have half a toe nail. luckily all my other nails are ok, but i have noticed over the last few months patches of dry skin on my elbows which i believe is psoriasis and so think that must be what i have on my toe nail. any suggestions?

I have had psoriasis since i was 12. I have it over my body, hair, nails and toenails. I have ask my gp if there was anything that i can do to help especially my nails, as i work with the public and it can be very off-putting. I tend to file them down and over the top off them so that they kind of look normal then paint over them. If there is something in particular that u can use to help i would love to know. I have heard that flaxseed oil can help with psoriasis is this true?????

hi i have yellowy coloured toe nails wich leave my feet realy sore and smelly i have psoriasis all over my body from my scalp to my legs i have tried everything to get rid of it but everything that ive tried dosent seem to be working i have even had hospital treatment wich was the sunbeds but that dident even work i have recantly been back to the doctors and they just keep giving me the same creams to apply wich dont work at all i find it realy embarrassing and dont like taking my shoes off when visiting people cus of the smell so i was wondering if there is anything that i could try that minght help. thank you james

I have psorasis of the hair and occasionally nails. I find that rubbing dovonex scalp solution into the cuticles at the first sign of it helps a lot.Worth trying.

hi some of my toe nails are goin yellow but not all,and im a clean freak and like having my feet out but cant due to dis,its emmbarrissing,i hade dem all the time,the nails are strong and i keep them short and they dont look detatched even though the must be as they are yellow and hav white kinda powder like stuff undar them,its going down my nail and is now closer 2the skin is this ok or dangerous????is there a cure for dis please please please help me :O(