Palmoplantar Psoriasis- Ahead in the Race-A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Health Care Centre in South India
WC01-WC03
Correspondence
Dr. Anandan Venkatesan,
Professor and Head of Department, Department of Dermatology Govt. Stanley Medical College & Hospital,
Royapuram, Chennai -600 001, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email : dermanandan@gmail.com
Background: Psoriasis is a common and chronic T cell mediated skin disorder with varied clinico-morphological types. Most of the published studies have reported chronic plaque type psoriasis to be the commonest type.
Aim: To find the incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis in a tertiary health care centre in South India. Materials and Methods: A prospective study done over a period of six months recruiting the patients attending the Dermatology out-patient department in a tertiary health care centre.
Results: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis was found to be highest among all morphological forms of psoriasis.
Conclusion: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis is under-expressed. It is actually ahead in the race.