This is the first report on the incidence of skin diseases in the United Arab Emirates. A diagnostic analysis of 26,670 patients seen over the last 2 years (January 1987 to December 1988) at the Dermatology Clinic in Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE, is presented. The skin diseases have been listed in order of frequency and their percentages are compared with figures from other parts of the world. The common skin diseases as well as the peculiarities are discussed.

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Introduction: Secukinumab has demonstrated sustained long-term efficacy with a favourable safety profile in various manifestations of psoriatic disease. We investigated effectiveness and safety of secukinumab, other biologics and conventional systemic therapies in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis in a real-world setting.Methods: REALIA was a non-interventional, multicentre, prospective, parallel group study. Eligible patients were C 18 years old with chronic plaque psoriasis commencing a new treatment with a biologic agent or conventional systemic therapies. Results: At baseline, 541 patients were divided into three cohorts based on treatment initiated: conventional systemics (173), secukinumab (184) and other biologics (184). A significantly higher proportion of patients achieved almost

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