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ArticleDermatology and therapy2024

Telemedicine in Nail Psoriasis: Validation of a New Tool to Monitor (In-Person, In-Picture, and In-Video) Nail Psoriasis Severity in Patients with Concurrent Onychophagia and Onychotillomania.

Alessia Pacifico, Matilde Iorizzo, Marcel Pasch, Khalaf Kridin, Massimo Del Fabbro, Santo R Mercuri, Lorenzo Peluso, Giovanni Damiani

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Alessia PacificoClinical Dermatology Department, IRCCS S. Gallicano Dermatological Institute, 00144, Rome, Italy.
Matilde IorizzoPrivate Dermatology Practice, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland.
Marcel PaschDepartment of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Khalaf KridinLübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
Massimo Del FabbroDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Santo R MercuriUnit of Dermatology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132, Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo PelusoDepartment of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Giovanni DamianiDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122, Milan, Italy. dr.giovanni.damiani@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2390-6505

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introductionSince during the COVID-19 pandemic nail psoriasis was evaluated exclusively with teledermatology, dermatologists started to face the difficulty in rating it concurrent with other onycopathies (i.e., onychotillomania and onychophagy). Thus, we aimed to improve the existing severity scores and verify the value in different clinical settings (i.e., in person vs. teledermatology (video or picture)).

methodsThis multicenter prospective observational study evaluated patients with nail psoriasis and screened them for onychophagy or onychotillomania in telemedicine from May 2020 to January 2021. For therapeutic purposes patients with nail psoriasis were followed and rated with the Nijmegen-Nail psoriasis Activity Index tooL (N-NAIL) for 9 months; at the same time, N-NAIL and a new dedicated index that monitor also the changes in nail dimension (Galeazzi-(G) N-NAIL) were tested for accuracy. We assessed inter- and intraobserver agreement for the three different settings (in person, video, and pictures).

resultsIn our cohort of 382 patients with nail psoriasis after a clinical and dermatoscopic assessment we found 20 (5.24%) patients with onychophagy and 17 (4.45%) patients with onychotillomania. Analysis of the impact of nail psoriasis on patients revealed that onycholysis and crumbing, followed by subungual hyperkeratosis, were the clinical signs that prevalently bothered patients. N-NAIL score displayed moderate intra- and interobserver agreement. Over the 9 months follow-up, N-NAIL vs. GN-NAIL displayed a solid correlation at all the examined time points, i.e., baseline and after 3, 6, and 9 months.

conclusionWe created a new tool, the GN-NAIL capable of efficiently scoring nail psoriasis severity in complex cases, such as patients with onychotillomania and onychophagy, and monitor response to treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID pandemicImage analysisNail psoriasisN-NAILOnychophagiaOnychotillomaniaSARS-CoV-2Severity evaluation indexesTeledermatologyTelemedicine

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