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Objective: To determine the frequency of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in psoriatic patients
Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Dermatology Department of a Tertiary Health Care Facility, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi from January 2014 to December 2014
Materials and Methods: Irrespective of age and sex, a total of 47 patients with diagnosis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis were enrolled for this study
Results: Out of 47 eligible subjects, 89.4 % were male. Most of the patients [36 %] had a body involvement of 25- 50 % and the commonest type of psoriasis was plaque type. On further analysis, 8 % of the subjects were found to be positive for HBsAg on ICT method, but only 6.4 % confirmed positive on CMI techniques. Anti HCV Antibody reported positive in 10.6 % of the patients on ICT methods and the same results confirmed on CMI techniques
Conclusion: The number of psoriatic patients suffering from hepatitis B and C virus is not very much significant but should be considered. Once it is positive, then the treatment options are totally different
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To determine the frequency of pityriasis versicolor [PV] in uncontrolled diabetes patients attending a tertiary care hospital. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in the Dermatology Department, Civil Hospital, Karachi and Diabetic OPD Civil Hospital, Karachi. Diabetic patients of ages 40-70 years, of either gender who presented in OPD were selected for study. Only those patients whose random blood sugar [RBS] was more than 200 mg/dl and whose duration of diabetes was more than 5 years were included in study. Patients who were taking corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drug were excluded from study. 119 patients were enrolled in study. Patients were examined for PV and skin scrapings were taken for microscopy. PV was detected in 5 out of 119 [4.2%] patients. Males were found to be affected more than females. There was no association between PV and duration of diabetes. Pityriasis versicolor is not very common in diabetic patients.