PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATES FROM DIFFERENT CLINICAL SPECIMENS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN IMPHAL
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 53
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a common papulosquamous relapsing autoimmune skin disease with genetic predisposition and environmental factors being the triggers. The knowledge of the prevalence of common dermatoses will be useful for adequate treatment and care of the patients. The aim of the study is to determine the pattern and prevalence of psoriasis in our medical college. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is a hospital-based descriptive study that includes 200 self-reporting patients of age group 4 - 80 years with psoriasis who attended the skin OP for 6 months from October 2016 to March 2017 in our medical college situated in South India. RESULTS Chronic plaque psoriasis is the most common (52.8%) clinical pattern observed irrespective of age and sex. Nail involvement was common. Comorbidities associated were diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, myocardial infarction, alcoholism, peripheral neuropathy and depression. CONCLUSION Data correlates with previous hospital-based prevalence studies of psoriasis.
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Smeeta Huidrom, Urvashi Chongtham, Biswabati Yumlembam, Huidrom Lokhendro Singh
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