Ann Dermatol.  2018 Feb;30(1):112-114. 10.5021/ad.2018.30.1.112.

Accuracy and Reliability of Subjective Answer about Age of Onset in Psoriasis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. nmcderma@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Age of Onset*
Psoriasis*

Figure

  • Fig. 1 (A) All patients completed identical questionnaires about their age of onset. (B) Pie graph showing that 71% of patients knew the accurate age of onset, whereas 29% of the responses were different compared to the previous survey responses. Additionally, 5% of patients had a diagnosis changed from early-onset to late-onset psoriasis or from late-onset to early-onset psoriasis.


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