Clinical presentations of psoriasis in a tertiary care hospital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Objective: to find out different presentations of psoriasis in a tertiary care hospital. material and methods: this study is a cross sectional study conducted on a sample population of 184 patients including people across the province and afghan refugees staying in the province. data was collected on a set proforma. age,gender and clinical presentations were recorded and analyzed using spss version 16. results: a total of 184 patients,60.33% male and 39.69% female,were included in this cross-sectional study and were divided into three age groups. the highest frequency of disease was found in group 2 (21 to 45 years) that makes 45.7% of the study group. chronic plaque psoriasis was the most common type of psoriasis (68.5%) and was found higher in male population. conclusion: plaque psoriasis is the most common presentation and mostly found in male patients.