Do Nails Tell a Pulmonary Tale? A Cross-Sectional Study on Psoriasis and Pulmonary Hypertension Risk
NAPSI scores, PASI scores, and CRP levels are all significantly correlated with and independently predict PAH in patients with psoriasis. Assessment of nail psoriasis severity may serve as a valuable, noninvasive clinical tool to identify psoriasis patients at increased risk of pulmonary vascular complications, warranting further cardiological evaluation.
Authors
- Dimple Chopra
- Sharang Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-1738)
Institutions
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Punjabi University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/12034754251408375
- Primary Topic
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00