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Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and hyperproliferative skin disease. The word “psoriasis” comes from Greek words meaning “the state of having the itch” (1). It affects 2% of the world population. The disease occurs equally in both sexes and has two peaks of prevalence: before the age of 30 and after the age of 50 (2). In India, the prevalence varies from 0.44 to 2.8%, it is twice more common in males compared to females, and most of the patients are in their third or fourth decade at the time of presentation (3).