Facial psoriasis: comparison of patients with and without facial involvement

Facial involvement in Iranian psoriatic patients and its relation to severity of the disease

“…In this study, we found rather similar frequency of facial involvement (58.7%) with England. As the same with previous studies, we found no gender predilection and the patients with facial involvement had earlier onset and longer duration of the disease 4,5 . The mean duration of the disease in both groups was almost the same with results in South Korea 4 …”

“…Frequency of facial involvement in psoriatic patients has been reported between 57% in England 5 and 67.8% in Korea 4 . In this study, we found rather similar frequency of facial involvement (58.7%) with England.…”

“…Psoriasis is a common, chronic, disfigure inflammatory 1,2 and proliferative condition of the skin, 2 which usually involves extensor surfaces and scalp 3 . Although facial involvement is not uncommon, much less attention has been paid to it 4–6 . Some authors have suggested that facial involvement may be a sign of severe psoriasis 5–7 .…”

“…Although facial involvement is not uncommon, much less attention has been paid to it 4–6 . Some authors have suggested that facial involvement may be a sign of severe psoriasis 5–7 . As there were not many studies about facial involvement, we decided to do a survey about frequency of facial involvement in Iranian psoriatic patients.…”

The prevalence and significance of fissured tongue and geographical tongue in psoriatic patients

“…Our study found that in early onset psoriasis, the prevalence of GT is higher than in late‐onset (type II) psoriasis. Early onset psoriasis is usually considered to be more severe and to be more strongly associated with ungual and facial involvement compared with late‐onset disease 16 . Thus, GT may indirectly reflect the severity of psoriasis.…”