<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> To study the clinical and epidemiological pattern of occurrence of non-venereal genital dermatoses among the patients attending STI clinic. Also an attempt was made to know the level of awareness among the patients studied and the level of psychological impact on the affected persons before they were diagnosed as anon venerealdermatoses.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A study was conducted among 125 patients who attended the STI Clinic in a tertiary care center in a period of 6 months. Detailed history was taken along with complete physical examination and local examination.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> 125 patients attended the STI Clinic. Among them 75 patients [40 males and 35 females] were diagnosed to have Non venereal genital dermatoses. A total of 14 different non venereal dermatoses were observed in our study The commonest age group affected were in the age group of 30-40 year. The most common non-venereal dermatoses in females in our study were Lichen sclerosuset atrophicus and in males were fixed drug eruptions Pearly penile papules. Mild anxiety and concern about the genital lesions were found in almost all the males and females.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> A prompt and correct diagnosis of non-venereal genital dermatoses needs a greater clinical acumen along with various investigative methods Patient must be treated as a whole rather than treating the disease alone. The complete successful outcome lies not only in treating the disease but also treating the patient as a whole allying his undue fears, stress and misconceptions. </p>
BACKGROUNDAcrodermatitis Enteropathica is a disorder of defective absorption of Zinc (1) that is inherited by an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance, characterised by a clinical triad of acral dermatitis, alopecia and diarrhoea. In majority of the patients, symptoms settle down at the time of puberty. Very rarely in certain cases, symptoms persist into the adult age, wherein it is underdiagnosed because of non-specific symptoms. We report a 26-year-old male with inherited zinc deficiency to highlight the persistence of isolated zinc deficiency into adult age, and also to stress the need of choosing the right chelating agent for the administration of oral elemental zinc, the combination of which crucially decides the better bioavailability of zinc, that could vary depending upon the chelating agent and genetically predetermined factors of the client.
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