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What else besides psoriasis causes nail pitting?

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Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuang answered

Psoriasis: It's a unique sign of psoriatic nail.

Answered 10/24/2016

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Had psoriasis bad as a child now get occasional spots. High CRP and esr. Joint pain and nail pitting all recent?

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What else besides psoriasis can cause pitted nails?I have superficial pits in some nails, barely noticeable.No lesion on skin, no joints pain. I have had seb derm for years. My parents also have similar pits on their nails and they don't have P.

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Why did my 14 year old child develop splinter hemorrhages in hes fingernails last month and melanoychia in hes thump its very light Brown line, could the causes be vitamin or nutrient deficiency or psoriasis because he has dot pits in hes nail?

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I have very tiny nail pits in some nails,unnoticeable. I have had seb derm for years,no psoriasis,no family history of psoriasis. Can it be idiopathic?

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Nail Psoriasis cause any serious problems?

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