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. 2020 Jul 21;1(2):81-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2020.06.002. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Clinical and epidemiologic features of psoriasis patients in an Egyptian medical center

Mohamed Hussein Medhat El-Komy  1   2 , Heba Mashaly  1   2 , Khadiga S Sayed  1   2 , Vanessa Hafez  1   2 , Marwa S El-Mesidy  1   2 , Eman R Said  1   2 , Marwa A Amer  1   2 , Aya M AlOrbani  1   2 , Dina G Saadi  1   2 , Mona El-Kalioby  1   2 , Reem O Eid  1   2 , Yousra Azzazi  1   2 , Hagar El Sayed  1   2 , Nesrin Samir  1 , Marwa R Salem  3 , Eman D El Desouky  4 , Hesham Abd El-Moaty Zaher  1   2 , Hoda Rasheed  1   2
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Clinical and epidemiologic features of psoriasis patients in an Egyptian medical center

Mohamed Hussein Medhat El-Komy et al. JAAD Int. .

Abstract

Background: Identification of epidemiologic and phenotypic variations of psoriasis among different ethnic groups can further our understanding of this perplexing disease, aiming at better management of patients worldwide.

Objective: To provide a descriptive analysis of psoriasis patients registered at Kasr Al-Ainy Psoriasis Unit Disease Registry.

Methods: This retrospective single-center registry study included patient records between November 2015 and November 2018 (2534 patients). Sociodemographic and phenotypic data were analyzed.

Results: The mean age of the registered patients was 39.3 years and 56.3% were men. Stress was the main precipitating factor (48.3%), whereas the most common symptom reported was itching (82.4%). The median body mass index was 27.5, and the median percentage of body surface area involved was 10.0. The mean Psoriasis Area Severity Index score was 8.7, and the mean Psoriasis Disability Index score was 13.0. Both parameters correlated positively, and both showed significantly higher means in smokers.

Limitations: Despite that the study was performed at a highly specialized tertiary care center with a high flow of patients, this was still a single-center registry.

Conclusions: This work shows that the characteristics of Egyptian patients with psoriasis are comparable to those of other studied ethnic groups, with minor differences.

Keywords: HCV, hepatitis C virus; PASI, Psoriasis Area Severity Index; PDI, Psoriasis Disability Index; ethnic groups; pruritus; psoriasis; registry; retrospective studies.

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