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A new study in Mycoses reveals a strange connection between nail fungus and Psoriasis.<\/p>\nA new study in Mycoses reveals a strange connection between nail fungus and Psoriasis.<\/p>\n
One can easily be misdiagnosed as the other. <\/p>\n
And because the treatments used are polar opposites, if you’re misdiagnosed, your condition may grow much, much worse.<\/p>\n
Psoriasis is known for causing inflamed skin, but it can also affect your nails, leading to thickened, brittle, and discolored growth \u2014 just like nail fungus.<\/p>\n
This similarity often leads to misdiagnosis.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s where the real danger begins.<\/p>\n
Doctors often treat psoriasis with immune-suppressing medications, which weaken the body\u2019s ability to fight infections \u2014 making fungal nail infections much worse.<\/p>\n
To understand the scale of this problem, researchers analyzed 13 high-quality studies covering 2,751 psoriasis patients and 10,967 non-psoriasis individuals.<\/p>\n
What They Found:<\/em><\/p>\n •\tAmong those who weren\u2019t initially suspected of fungal infection, the risk jumped to 1.78 times higher.\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n So, if you have psoriasis with nail changes, don\u2019t assume it\u2019s just psoriasis. Get tested for fungal infection before starting treatments.<\/p>\n And be cautious of immune-suppressing medications \u2014 they may make fungal infections far worse by stopping your immune system from protecting your nails.<\/p>\n So, your best bet is to heal your nail fungus naturally. Thousands of readers have naturally rid themselves of nail fungus using the two-punch approach explained here…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n