Abstract
Background: Psoriasis is debilitating, albeit remained underdiagnosed and undertreated, disease typically known for its cutaneous manifestations. Recent evidence pointed towards multisystemic comorbidities that we aim to elucidate further in this study.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Dermatology Teaching Center in Slemani city from April to September 2019. One hundred dermatologist-confirmed psoriasis patients aged 18 years old and above were subjected to structured interview, physical examination and blood investigations to determine the presence of psoriasis extracutaneous manifestations.Results: There were a total of 100 patients with a mean age of 47.2 ± 15. Majority of the patients comprised of middle age group (42.0%), female (67.0%), with 10-20 years disease duration (36.0%). Only a few of them are currently smoking (16.0%) and consume alcohol (6.0%). Patients with extracutaneous involvement primarily had multiple (37.0%) as opposed to singular (24.0%). Metabolic syndrome was the most prevalent (30.0%) extracutaneous manifestation in this study.Conclusions: Extracutaneous manifestations of psoriasis were ubiquitous and often coexisted. Emerging progressive comorbidities prompted greater recognition and integrated multidisciplinary approach.
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