A clinico-histopathological study on Papulosquamous skin lesions- tertiary care hospital

Dr.Cigiri.Saritha; Dr.Amreen Unissa; Dr.Sandhya Anil

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

A clinico-histopathological study on Papulosquamous skin lesions- tertiary care hospital

Dr. Cigiri. Saritha, Dr. Amreen Unissa, Dr. Sandhya Anil

Abstract :

Background: Papulosquamous lesions of the skin are encountered with considerable frequency. There is overlap of both clinical pattern and distribution of papulosquamous skin disorders, which often makes clinical diagnosis difficult. However, some of the histopathological features are specific and characteristic for each entity. Hence, combination of proper clinical observation and histopathological study will give a conclusive diagnosis. Material & Methods: Retrospective and prospective histopathological study of 43 cases was carried out in the Department of Pathology, kakatiya medical college ,MGM,Warangal,over a period of 2 1/2 years from Jan 2015-june 2017.

Result: Out of 30 patients of papulosquamous lesion most common diagnosis was Lichen planus, (48.8%) followed by Psoriaisis (16.27%). Commonest age group reporting Lichen planus was 11–30 yrs. female preponderance was noted in all papulosquamous lesion patients except Pityriasis rosea and Prurigo simplex.Conclusion: It is concluded from this study that lichen planus was the commonest papulosquamous lesion followed by Psoriasis.