Table 1.
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of the Patients and Lesions
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 48 (60.7) |
| Male | 31 (39.2) |
| Age (yrs), mean ± SD | 24.05 ± 18.89 |
| Duration of disease, mean ± SD | |
| ≤6 months | 43 (54.4) |
| >6 months | 36 (45.6) |
| Total no. of lesions | 139 (100) |
| No. of lesions | |
| 1 | 52 (65.8) |
| 2 | 12 (15.2) |
| 3 | 4 (5.1) |
| 4 | 6 (7.6) |
| 5 | 3 (3.8) |
| 6 | 2 (2.5) |
| Type of lesion | |
| Papular | 20 (14.4) |
| Nodular | 59 (42.4) |
| Nodulo-ulcerative | 33 (23.7) |
| Plaque | 27 (19.4) |
| Location of lesions | |
| Face | |
| Forehead | 7 (5) |
| Periorbital region | 3 (2.2) |
| Malar Region | 35 (25.2) |
| Ear | 1 (0.7) |
| Nose | 9 (6.5) |
| Lip | 5 (3.6) |
| Chin | 5 (3.6) |
| Neck | 3 (2.2) |
| Upper extremities | |
| Shoulder | 3 (2.2) |
| Arm | 31 (22.3) |
| Elbow | 7 (5.0) |
| Hand | 19 (13.7) |
| Lower extremities | |
| Leg | 5 (3.6) |
| Knee | 1 (0.7) |
| Foot | 5 (3.6) |