Abstract
Objective: 
 The persuasive evidence shows that proper iron (Fe) nutrition has a chief role in human health. Hence a study was designed to estimate the serum iron in psoriatic patients in Pakistan.
 Materials and Methods:
 500 patients (males & females) with different ages and different types of psoriasis were randomly chosen for this study. Similarly 100 non–psoriatic volunteers, sex and age matched were included who served as controls were evaluated for serum iron level. Serum iron level was measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS).
 Results:
 The serum iron level was found to be low in 80% patients. Mean ± SD of serum iron was 850.40 ± 2.30 µg/dL in disease group and 898.10 ± 1.50 µg/dL in control subjects. In patients serum iron level was notably lower than normal healthy control subjects (p<0.001)
 Conclusion:
 It was concluded that deficiency of iron may play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and routine serum iron estimation in patient with psoriasis will be helpful in evaluating and describing the severity of psoriasis.
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