Abstract
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 and Objective: To find the incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis among the patients from Northern region of India.
Materials and Methods: Forty five patients were prospectively studied for the period of January 2017 to June 2017 at Sharma Hospital, Morar, Gwalior.
Results: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis was found to be highest among all morphological forms of psoriasis.
Conclusion: Incidence of palmoplantar psoriasis is high mainly in male patients who are in second to forth decade of their life.
Keywords: Palmoplantar psoriasis, Incidence, proliferative condition, skin.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Deepak Sharma
Sharma Hospital, opposite Narcotics Office, Mall Road, Morar Gwalior, MP, India
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i9.46
