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Hubungan Umur dan Lama Sakit terhadap Derajat Keparahan Penderita Psoriasis
Association of age and duration of ilness with psoriasis severity. Psoriais is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by epidermal hyperproliferation and inflammation with scally erythematous payches appearance. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by epidermal hyperteproliferation and inflammation with scaly erythematous patches appearance. Psoriais is found worldwide, without geder preference, and affects evry age group.Psoriasis impapairs quality of life and curative treatment is yet to be found. The aim of this study is to assess the association between age, duration of thness and disease severity of psoriatic patients in Dermato venereology Department of Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang.Analytic cross-sectional study of psoriatic patients enlisted from 1 January to 31 May 2009. Samples were interviewed fordemographic data, duration of illness, and physical examination was performed for diagnostic and to asses the severity of psoriasis with Psoriasis with Psoriasis Area Severity (PASI) score. Inter-variables correlations were statiscally tested.Forty two patients were 24 males and 18 females. The age ranged from 23-70 years. Thirty nine (92.86%) had plaque psoriasis. Majority had psoriasis over one year, and 28 (66.67%) had severe psoriasis. There wer significant correlation between age and duration of ilness, and duration of ilness with disease severity.The incidence of psoriasis was duration of ilness with disease severity. The incidence of psoriasis was almost equal between male and female subjects. Age was positively correlated with duration of ilness, and so was duration of ilness with disease severity.
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