Study of Correlation of Heamoglobin and Serum Ferritin levels in Psoriasis: Case Control Study

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. It ranges in severity from a few scattered red, scaly plaques to involvement of almost the entire body surface. It may progressively worsen with age, or wax and wane in its severity; the degree of severity depends on inheritance and environmental factors [1]. The prevalence of the disease in countries ranges from 0.09% and 11.43% with at least 100 million people affected worldwide. The condition is rarely dangerous to life but it is at all times quite vexatious. A number of people worldwide needlessly suffer from psoriasis due to delayed or incorrect diagnosis, inadequate treatment options, and insufficient access to care and stigmatization [1].