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I am starting to get nail pitting so i think i might have psoriasis. is that bad? are there any vitamins or anything i can do to help it?

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Nail pitting: Pitting is indeed associated with psoriasis, but may occur for a variety of other reasons. There is nothing to be taken for this, but may want to have doc look at it to confirm that this is pitting and not something else.

Answered 6/5/2015

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Several causes of: Nail pitting. You are right psoriasis can have involved nail pitting and it can even present before the rash too! Besides psoriasis, nail pitting is seen in reactive/post infectious arthritis and alopecia areata(autoimmune hair loss). You should keep an eye out for rashes and/or joint aches as these may be signs of problems to come in the future. No clear supplement will definitively help.

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