Analysis of Causes of Misdiagnosis of 80 Cases of Local Psoriasis / 昆明医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

In This article we report 80 cases of psoriasis confined to the leg hand or foot of the patients. The diagnoses all been confirmed by definite pathological examinations of the cutaneous tissue. As this disease appears on peculiar sections of the body is affected by many physio-chemical factors, the form of cutaneous damage produces different changes of various degrees, so the typical damage is not shown usually. Therefore misdiagnosis leads us to consider it to be case of neurodermatitis, eczema, chronic dermatitis and tinea. The author has made analysis on causes of misdiagnosis and suggested methods to discern proper diagnosis of this disease.