SUMMARY
The article presents the results of studying the prevalence, as well as the etiological, age and seasonal characteristics of psoriasis in men in Baku. To this end, in the context of the tasks set, 265 men admitted to the Republican Dermatovenerological Dispensary were examined for the presence of Psoriasis. The average age of the examined was 22.4±4.2 years. The age structure of patients was as follows: up to 18 years – 115 people. (43.4%), 19-24 years old – 120 people. (45.3%), 25-30 years old – 22 men (8.3%) and over 30 years old – 8 people (3.0%). All patients were examined by traditional methods (history taking, general clinical methods, bacteriological, bacterioscopic, and mycological). As a result of the research, it was found that the diagnosis of "Psoriasis" and a positive result of mycological examination were confirmed in 39.2% and 37.7% of cases, respectively. The diagnosis of "Psoriasis" and a positive result of mycological examination most often occurred in the age group under 18 years old - 43.5% and 40.9%. When psoriatic patients were identified, seasonality was not observed.
Keywords: Psoriasis, men, mycological method, bacteriological method, bacterioscopik method

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