Parakeratosis pustulosa (PP) is a cause of distal nail inflammation and nail dystrophy that affects a single digit. It is nonpruritic and minimally painful. This distal digital dactylitis is ...

Lindsay Curtis is a freelance health & medical writer in South Florida. Prior to becoming a freelancer, she worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of ...

Even if the nail does return, it may not ever fully return to normal (referred to as chronic nail dystrophy). Certain people may develop severe complications if the infection happens to spread. People ...

July 24, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a new gene therapy approach that restores full-length dystrophin protein, which could lead to new treatments for ...

There's no way around it: Thick toenails are not pretty. If you notice that your toenails have become thick and discolored ...

We hypothesize that Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism spectrum disorder/pervasive developmental disorder co-occur with a greater than random frequency. In this study, we set out to reject the ...

Related: Are Your Toenails White? Here Are Five Possible Causes—and How to Treat Them Dystrophic nails are a condition where ...