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application/pdfScientific & Academic PublishingScientific & Academic PublishingAbstract <b>Background</b><b>:</b> Psoriasis is a common, chronic, disfiguring, noninfectious inflammatory and proliferative condition of the skin, in which both genetic and environmental influences have a critical role. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight for height that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity. Several studies suggested a significant correlation between psoriasis and high BMI which may affect adversely the course and the treatment of the disease. <b>Objectives:</b> The study aimed to determine the correlation between psoriasis and BMI and to determine the epidemiological characteristics of psoriasis in Sudanese patients involved in the study. <b>Methodology:</b> This study was a prospective, observational descriptive hospital-based cross-sectional study, conducted in Dermatology and Venereology Teaching Hospital in Khartoum in the period from August to November 2015, it included 81 psoriatic patients; Questionnaires were filled regarding the patients d
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