A female patient stated that her young children were reluctant to hold her hands because of the condition, while a male patient with hand psoriasis told us he had not touched his wife in months.

Inflammatory skin conditions are common, with one in five children and one in 10 adults in the UK living with eczema. Though much less common, around one in 50 people in the UK have psoriasis.

Hand and foot psoriasis impairs patients´ ability to function, impacts them financially, and chips away at their self-worth. Dermatology nurses play an important role with these patients in ...