Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A STUDY OF CLINICO–HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN PATIENTS OF PSORIASIS

S. Srikanth, Pramod Kumar Pamu

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Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory cutaneous dermatosis with a genetic preponderance . It is characterised by complex mechanisms involving changes in the epidermal growth and differentiation. Aims & Objectives: To compare the clinically diagnosed cases of psoriatic lesions subjected to histopathology either to confirm or to rule out Psoriasis.To establish the role of age, sex & environmental factors in causing psoriasis Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective and prospective study in which clinical data of all patients with psoriasis who attended outpatient Department of Dermatology, for a period of one year were analyzed. Punch and incisional biopsies of size 0.5 to 1 cms were obtained from psoriatic lesions of patients, in the Department of Dermatology.They were submitted for histopathology and routine H&E staining (Hematoxylin and Eosin) . Results: A total of 25 cases were selected in which 19 males and 6 females were present.22 cases were reported as Psoariasis and 3 cases were not Psoariasis. Conclusion: Psoriasis is a common dermatological disease in India.Our data correlates with previous hospital–based prevalence studies of psoriasis.

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A STUDY OF CLINICO-HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN PATIENTS OF PSORIASIS, S. Srikanth, Pramod Kumar Pamu INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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