ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine mean platelet volume in patients of psoriasis

Study Design:  Cross sectional study

Place and duration of study: Dermatology Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi from August 2017 to January 2018.

Methodology: Approval from the hospital ethical review committee was taken and a total of 100 patients were enrolled by non-probability consecutive sampling. After an informed written consent, name, gender, age, hospital record number, and phone number of each individual were noted. At the time of enrollment, all the individuals were subjected to complete blood count, bleeding time, fasting blood sugar, fasting lipid profile, renal and liver function tests. Patients with abnormal parameters were excluded from the study. A two ml venous blood sample was drawn from each patient and sent in CP bottle to the laboratory of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for blood complete analysis by hematology analyzer machine. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22.

Results: In this study mean age was 40 ± 10.40 years. 54% patients were male and 46% patients were female. Mean platelet volume in patients presenting with psoriasis was 9.10fL with SD ± 2.12.

Conclusion: Our study concludes that the mean platelet volume in patients presenting with psoriasis was 9.10fL with SD ± 2.12 which is in the normal range. Therefore, mean platelet volume is not affected by psoriasis.

Key words: Mean platelet volume, psoriasis, severity, cross-sectional study