Affiliations 

  • 1 Dr Felix Boon-Bin Yap, Department of Dermatology, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Email: woodzlamp@yahoo.com Felix Boon-Bin Yap, MD MRCP.
Australas J Dermatol, 2010 Aug;51(3):210-1.
PMID: 20695864 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00647.x

Abstract

A prospective cross-sectional study was done between December 2007 and June 2009 in the skin clinic, Sarawak General Hospital, to determine the clinical characteristics of 138 Sarawakian natives with a clinical diagnosis of psoriasis. Women made up 50.7% and the mean age of the patients was 45.2 years. Of the group, 94.2% had chronic stable plaque psoriasis, 86.9% had a body surface area involvement of less than 10%, 60.9% had nail disease, 22.5% had joint disease and 55.1% had minimal effects to their quality of life because of their psoriasis.

Study site: skin clinic, Sarawak General Hospital

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