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Objective: The relationship between dermatological disorders and psychiatric symptoms has been investigated in many studies. The disorders in those areas may be a cause or a reason of each other, or they might be comorbid conditions. Accompanying psychiatric symptoms are obviously inevitable in dermatological disorders with facial involvement.
Method: The patients with the diagnosis of vitiligo (n=23), hemangioma (n=12), psoriasis (n=12) who had facial involvement were compared in terms of sociodemographic and psychometric data. The patients were assessed with Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSS), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS) and the results of three groups were compared.
Results: Vitiligo patients’ LSAS-anxiety scores were in a range of 35.6±9.0, LSAS-avoidance scores were 38.4±10.5, BAS scores were 10.7±8.2, RSS self-esteem subscale scores were 1.08±0.81. Hemangioma patients’ LSAS-anxiety scores were in a range of 31.8±4.1, LSAS-avoidance scores were 38.8±11.1, BAS scores were 8.0±7.9, RSS self-esteem subscale scores were 72±0.37. Psoriasis patients’ LSAS-anxiety scores were in a range of 42.3±10.4, LSAS-avoidance scores were 45.5±9.6, BAS scores were 15.3±10.3, RSS self-esteem subscale scores were 1.03±0.89. There was significant difference in terms of LSAS-anxiety scores between groups (p<0.05). There was no difference in terms of BAS scores (p>0.05).
Conclusion: To our knowledge, there is no previous study investigating the relationship between facial involvement of dermatological disorders and self-esteem. Our findings are the preliminary data of the study. We assume that discussion will be much more significant, when the study is completed.