A clinical study of facial dermatoses

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The attractiveness of the human body has always been an important issue in the fields of sociology, psychology, psychiatry and also in the field of dermatology. Because in most societies the face is usually a body part that is visible, imperfections of its skin is also visible, therefore its flawed appearance bears the potential to become a source of misery to some. The objective of the study was to study the various dermatological conditions affecting the face.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 patients with facial dermatoses during the period Dec-2014 to May-2016. Patients belonging to age group 12 years and above and both sexes were randomly selected and included in the study after taking their consent.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Out of the facial dermatoses, 75 patients had infections of the face comprising 37% of the total facial dermatoses with tinea faciei being the most common individual facial skin condition comprising 18%. Skin tumors and cysts and miscellaneous conditions of the face comprised 15% each of the total facial dermatoses. This was followed by contact dermatitis (9%), photodermatoses (8.5%), Rosacea in 5.5% of patients, Nevi in 5% of patients and pigmentary disorders being the least common facial dermatoses comprising 4.5%.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> It is worthwhile to take note of the special nature of facial skin and the disorders that affect it.</p>

Clinico-epidemiological study of facial dermatoses among adolescents

“…This is in accordance with the study by Bhagwat et al, who in their study on facial dermatoses found that 52% of patients were males. 6 A female preponderance (57.2%) was noted in a study by Henshaw et al, on teenage adolescents in Nigeria, in contrast to our study. 7 The male preponderance in our study maybe due to more chance for male teenagers to get medical help because of their mobility in our society than females.…”

The Association Between Facial Dermatosis and Face-Mask Wearing During COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

“…Secondary to the obligated and prolonged use of face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the reported cases of facial dermatosis such as rosacea, acne, and seborrhoeic dermatitis [5][6][7]. Common inflammatory facial dermatosis is defined as skin lesions affecting the face, it is a group of dermatological conditions of the skin including "acne vulgaris (AV), papulopustular rosacea (PPR), erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR), perioral dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis (SD), and atopic dermatitis (AD) [8]. It has been suggested in previous studies that prolonged wearing of face mask increases friction, occlusion, and causes hyperhydration which leads to a breach in the epidermal integrity of the skin, thus causing the apparent damage which manifests as facial dermatosis [9].…”