SERUM IRON LEVELS IN PSORATIC PATIENTS IN PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Shahnaz Dilawar Department of Biochemistry, Bannu Medical College, Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Zafar Ahmad Khan Department of Medicine Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
  • Shabir Ahmed Orakzai Department of Pathology, Pak International, Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Mohammad Tayyab Ahmad Department of Biochemistry, Rehman Medical & Dental College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Asmat Shaheen Department of Biochemistry, Kohat Institute of Medical Sciences Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Zahoor Ahmed Department of Biochemistry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Naghma Department of Biochemistry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Jamil Ur Rehman Department of Biochemistry, Rehman Medical & Dental College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i01.163

Keywords:

Iron, Psoriatic patients, AAS, PIMS, KMC, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective:

The persuasive evidence shows that proper iron (Fe) nutrition has a chief role in human health. Hence a study was designed to estimate the serum iron in psoriatic patients in Pakistan.

Materials and Methods:

500 patients (males & females) with different ages and different types of psoriasis were randomly chosen for this study. Similarly 100 non–psoriatic volunteers, sex and age matched were included who served as controls were evaluated for serum iron level. Serum iron level was measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS).

Results:

The serum iron level was found to be low in 80% patients. Mean ± SD of serum iron was 850.40 ± 2.30 µg/dL in disease group and 898.10 ± 1.50 µg/dL in control subjects. In patients serum iron level was notably lower than normal healthy control subjects (p<0.001)

Conclusion:

It was concluded that deficiency of iron may play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and routine serum iron estimation in patient with psoriasis will be helpful in evaluating and describing the severity of psoriasis.

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Shahnaz Dilawar, Zafar Ahmad Khan, Shabir Ahmed Orakzai, Mohammad Tayyab Ahmad, Asmat Shaheen, Zahoor Ahmed, Naghma, & Jamil Ur Rehman. (2021). SERUM IRON LEVELS IN PSORATIC PATIENTS IN PAKISTAN. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 11(01), 40–44. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i01.163

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 01 (2021): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Original Article

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