Nailfold capillaroscopy in psoriasis.

Background: Psoriasis a chronic inflammatory skin disease manifests with microcirculatory changes within skin which may precede skin manifestations, correlate with their severity, joint involvement and resolve with treatment. Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is used in rheumatology for connective tissue disorder assessment and is assuming significance in psoriasis. The aim was to study the nailfold capillaroscopic findings in patients with psoriasis.