Sadaf Rauf, Umer Ayub Khan, Azer Rashid.
Clinical presentations of psoriasis in a tertiary care hospital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
J Med Sci Jan ;20(2):87-9.

Objective: To find out different presentations of Psoriasis in a tertiary care hospital. Material and Methods: This study is a cross sectional study conducted on a sample population of 184 patients including people across the province and Afghan refugees staying in the province. Data was collected on a set proforma. Age, gender and clinical presentations were recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results: A total of 184 patients, 60.33% male and 39.69% female, were included in this cross-sectional study and were divided into three age groups. The highest frequency of disease was found in group 2 (21 to 45 years) that makes 45.7% of the study group. Chronic Plaque psoriasis was the most common type of psoriasis (68.5%) and was found higher in male population. Conclusion: Plaque Psoriasis is the most common presentation and mostly found in male patients.

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