A retrospective study on the incidence of non-venereal genital dermatoses in patients attending STI clinic at a tertiary care centre

Abstract

<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>

Pattern of Non-Venereal Genital Dermatoses in Adult Male- A Clinical Study in a Tertiary Care Centre

“…It is similar to a previous study where it was 2% [14]. Whether in other studies it is slightly high (10%) [13]. Maybe the disproportionate usage of topical corticosteroid-containing fixed-dose combination preparations is a reason for that.…”

“…In our study, all the patients with epidermal cysts were in this group except one old patient who came with calcinosis. It was 5-14% in previous studies [3,13,14].…”

“…This is similar to Shinde and Popere [5] (3%). In other previous studies, it was more [1,3,4,7,10,13]. Epidermal cyst, a developmental disorder found in 3.8% of patients, is mostly seen in the early age group, i.e., 18-30 years.…”

“…FDE was noticed in 6% of the total study population and more often due to flouroquinolone groups such as norfloxacin, and levofloxacin for loose stool, followed by NSAIDS. Previous studies had a 5-12.5% incidence [1,13].…”

Prevalence and risk factors of vulvar dermatoses: A hospital-based study

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