A prospective study to evaluate the incidence of Palmoplantar Psoriasis in North Region of India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Psoriasis is a common and chronic T cell mediated skin disorder with varied clinicomorphological types. Most of the published studies have reported chronic plaque type psoriasis to be the commonest type. Aim and Objective: To find the incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis among the patients from Northern region of India. Materials and Methods: Forty five patients were prospectively studied for the period of January 2017 to June 2017 at Sharma Hospital, Morar, Gwalior. Results: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis was found to be highest among all morphological forms of psoriasis. Conclusion: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis is high mainly in male patients who are in second to forth decade of their life.
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Dr Deepak Sharma
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