Oral lesions in 166 patients with cutaneous psoriasis: a controlled study

Objectives. This study was aimed to test if the frequency of oral lesions bears statistical correlation or not with the condition of cutaneous psoriasis.Study design. Two groups were examined, one made up of 166 patients with skin psoriasis and the other with the same number of individuals with a negative history of skin diseases (control group), matched by age, race, and sex.Patients with psoriasis were grouped according to their having localized or generalized forms of the disease. The oral mucosa was thoroughly examined in both groups. Data were analyzed using chi-square test, Fisher’s test, the odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), and the Ryan-Holm step-down Bonferroni p…