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A Clinical Appraisal of Patients with Psoriasis Treated in Seremban General Hospital, Malaysia

Siow, K.Y., and Mohd Safdar N.A., and Chong, K.H., and Chua, K.B. , (2004) A Clinical Appraisal of Patients with Psoriasis Treated in Seremban General Hospital, Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 59 (3). pp. 330-334. ISSN 0300-5283

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Seremban General Hospital.
Seremban General Hospital.
International Medical University (Kuala Lumpur).
International Medical University (Kuala Lumpur).

Abstract

A prospective clinical study of 181 patients with psoriasis seen in Seremban General Hospital showed the incidence of psoriasis among dermatology outpatients was 2.15%. A significantly higher proportion of male patients were affected, with a male to female ratio of 1.7:1. Within the racial groups; 63 were Malays, 37 Chinese, and 81 Indians. There was a significantly higher proportion of Indians affected as compared with the races. The mean age of patients in this study was 43.7 years old but the mean age of onset of psoriasis in these patients was 33.1 years old. Thirty-one (17.1%) patients gave a positive family history of psoriasis and the mean age of onset of psoriasis was lower (29.3 years old) for patients with a positive family history. Plaque psoriasis was the commonest type of clinical presentation with the scalp being the commonest site affected. Psoriatic arthropathy was seen in 35 (19.3%) patients. Ninety-five (52.5%) patients gave a positive history of factors exacerbating their pre-existing disease and stress was singled out as the most common exacerbating factor.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Sociodemography, Psoriasis, Malaysia, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:6098

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