A cross sectional study of periorbital dermatoses in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Abstract

Introduction: Periorbital dermatoses are the dermatological manifestations of the area around the eye excluding eyelid. It greatly affects quality of life. As there is lack of adequate data about frequency and distribution of periorbital dermatoses, there is need for studies to be conducted to study clinical patterns of periorbital dermatoses. Aesthetic facial concerns have been the main reason for dermatological consults in the last few years, one among which is the periorbital dermatoses. Methodology: It was a hospital based cross sectional study of 75 patients, attending Dermatology OPD in a tertiary care hospital, with complains of periorbital dermatoses. Detailed history, general physical, and detailed cutaneous examination was done in all patients included in the study. Clinical tests, routine haematological investigations & skin biopsy were performed in relevant cases.Results and Discussion: Among 75 patients, common dermatological condition distributed in the periorbital region was periorbital tumors 26 patients(34.7%), pigmentary disorders 18(24%) ,dermatitis 18(24%) infections 7(9.33%) and miscellaneous 6(8%). Among all seborrheic keratosis and periorbital hyperpigmentation were observed to be the commonest conditions in our study. Conclusion:Certain periorbital dermatoses are heralding features of underlying systemic disease, so it helps in early diagnosis and treatment of underlying condition. In our study periorbital tumours were the commonest dermatoses seen.

Clinical spectrum of periorbital dermatosis in Iraqi patients attending Al-Kindy Dermatology Center

“…The present study showed the predominant involvement of <10y age group; 25.9% of patients, in contrast to other studies [8][9][10][11][12][13]96-101 which reported the prevalence of an older age group. This variation may be related to the sample size and the differences in the demographic characteristics between India and Iraq, where these studies are conducted.…”

“…In our study, the female patients 57.9% preponderates the males' 42.1% with a female to male ratio of 1.3:1. These facts were closely comparable to other reported studies [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]96-101. The reasons for sex related disparities remain unknown, and maybe multifactorial.…”

“…It was observed in 25.1% of participants, this was similar to what has been reported in Bhavsar and Nair 25.1% of patients [10]98, and closely compared to what had been mentioned in Besra et al 25.2% of patients[9] 97 and Indradevi R et al 26.3% of patients[11]99, whereas it was a relatively less than other studies [8,12,13][14]102.…”