1Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Research Institute
2Professor, Department of Dermatology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Research Institute
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Soorya B Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Research Institute
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
This study attempts to find out the incidence of childhood psoriasis and the mean age of onset of the disease in children. Psoriasis is a chronic immune mediated inflammatory disease.
It is characterized by Chronicity, inflammation and hyper proliferation. It presents as erythematous silvery white scaly plaques over the extensor aspects of extremities and trunk. Childhood psoriasis is not an uncommon entity.
Inflammatory disease, children. Psoriasis
