title: Psoriasis among Sarawakian natives in a tertiary skin centre in Sarawak.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Jalan Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia. woodzlamp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Felix Boon-Bin
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D044382:Population Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult