Familial involment in psoriasis

Background and Design: We have designed this preliminary study, since there is no study about familial involvement and hereditary side of psoriasis, in Turkish literature. Materials and Methods: All the patients visiting our outpatient polyclinic in two months have been examined for any psoriatic lesion clinically. Both psoriatic and nonpsoriatic patients have been interrogated about the other psoriatic patients in their family and close relations. Results: 86 out of 1392 patients have been diagnosed as psoriasis. 29 out of 86 psoriatic patients have had a story about psoriatic family members (33.7 %). 48 out of 1306 nonpsoriatic patients have also had a story about psoriatic family members and close relations (3.7 %). The difference was significant statistically (_2=1180, p=0.0001). Conclusion: It seems that familial involvement is important in Turkish Psoriatic population, but the ratio is lower than our classical knowledges.

Psoriasisde ailevi tutulum

Ülkemizdeki psoriasisli hastalarda ailevi tutulumun ne sýklýkta olduðunu görebilmek için bir ön çalýþma olarak iki ay boyunca polikliniðimize gelen hastalarýn hepsine aile bireylerinde psoriasis olup olmadýðý soruldu. Akrabalýk derecelerine göre bu bilgiler kaydedildi. 1392 hastadan 86 tanesinde klinik muayene ile psoriasis saptandý. Bu 86 hastanýn 29'unun aile bireyleri ve yakýn akrabalarýnda psoriasis öyküsü alýnýrken (% 33.7), psoriasisli olmayan 1306 hastanýn 48'inde (% 3.7) aile bireyleri ve yakýn akrabalarda psoriasis bulunduðu öðrenilmiþtir. Ýstatistik deðerlendirme dört gözlü tabloyla yapýlmýþ ve aradaki fark anlamlý bulunmuþtur (c2=1180, p=0.0001).