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Nail psoriasis has been associated with significant impairment to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) affecting physical activities as well as emotional status and social behavior of patients. Impact of nail psoriasis on HRQOL is comparable to impact on HRQOL of other nail diseases and skin disorders. Improvement of nail psoriasis through systemic treatment results in significant improvement of HRQOL in psoriasis patients.

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  1. Second Department of Dermatology, University of Athens Medical School, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Stamatis Gregoriou MD, PhD

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    Dimitris Rigopoulos MD

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    Dimitris Rigopoulos

  2. Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Antonella Tosti

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Gregoriou, S., Rigopoulos, D. (2014). Quality of Life. In: Rigopoulos, D., Tosti, A. (eds) Nail Psoriasis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08810-5_10

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