Clinical implications of facial psoriasis in children and adolescents

Background/Objectives The clinical implications of facial involvement in pediatric patients with psoriasis have not been adequately studied. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the association between facial involvement and clinical features including disease severity of psoriasis in childr...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2022-07, Vol.39 (4), p.528-534
Main Authors: Jung, Joon Min, Jung, Chang Jin, Yang, Hee Joo, Lee, Woo Jin, Won, Chong Hyun, Lee, Mi Woo, Chang, Sung Eun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Body mass index
Children
Dermatology
facial dermatoses
Patients
Pediatrics
Pruritus
Psoriasis
severity of illness index
Teenagers
therapeutics
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Summary:Background/Objectives The clinical implications of facial involvement in pediatric patients with psoriasis have not been adequately studied. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the association between facial involvement and clinical features including disease severity of psoriasis in children and adolescents. Methods The clinical features of patients aged below 20 years diagnosed with psoriasis were retrospectively evaluated and grouped based on the presence or absence of facial involvement at presentation. Demographic and clinical data were compared between groups. Results Of the 175 patients, 110 patients (62.9%) had facial involvement of psoriasis at presentation. The group with facial involvement was significantly younger at disease onset (p = .032) and had a higher body mass index (BMI) (p = .043) and psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) score (p 
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.14986