RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Psoriasis. Modes of presentations among children in southern Iraq
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 892
OP 895
VO 29
IS 6
A1 Al-Hamdi, Khalil I.
YR 2008
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/29/6/892.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To elucidate on the presentation of psoriasis among children in southern Iraq.METHODS: This is an outpatient based, cross sectional clinical study, that was carried out in the Dermatology Department of Basra Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq, from April 2004 to June 2007, where a total of 104 psoriatic children were enrolled in the study. They were 59 females and 45 males, with a mean age of 6.8 years.RESULTS: Among 104 psoriatic children, the study showed that scalp 20.2%, guttate 17.3%, and flexural psoriasis involving the napkin area 14.4% or one or more of the body flexures, were the common modes of presentation reported in most cases. Many other atypical forms were also reported, and many aggravating factors were recognized.CONCLUSION: Psoriasis should be considered in any child with chronic recurrent skin lesion with poor response to treatment, particularly if it is atypical.