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Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and angular cheilitis associated with the diagnosis of psoriasis in adult patients: a cross-sectional study

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Objective. This work aimed to determine the frequency of geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and angular cheilitis associated with the diagnosis of psoriasis in adult patients. Material and methods. This was a cross-sectional study and was conducted between February and April 2023, including a total of 120 adult patients (60 with psoriasis and 60 without psoriasis) from the Dermatology Service at “Victor Lazarte Echegaray” Hospital. To determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the oral clinical measurement, a pilot study was conducted with 22 participants, resulting in Kappa values above 0.91. On the other hand, the diagnosis of psoriasis was made by a dermatology specialist. The Chi-square test was used to analyze results, considering a significance level of 5%. Results. Frequency of fissured tongue was associated with the diagnosis of psoriasis (p=0.023); this association also was found in patients aged 35 to 64 years (p=0.020), nail psoriasis (p=0.037) and late-onset psoriasis (p=0.03). Conclusions. The fissured tongue is associated with diagnosing psoriasis, mainly in patients in the 35-64 age group and with nail psoriasis and late-onset psoriasis.

Source: Romanian Journal of Medical Practice

DOI: 10.37897/rjmp.2024.4.6