A study on spectrum of periorbital dermatoses in a tertiary centre

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> To study the spectrum of periorbital dermatoses in patients of both genders irrespective of age and identify any underlying etiology.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A clinico-epidemiological study of periorbital dermatoses was done in all patients with skin lesions in and around the both eyes who visited our outpatient department. Digital photographs will be taken for all the patients with periorbital dermatosis. Data obtained was compiled, tabulated, and statistically summarized using SPSS version 16.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Among 110 patients, majority of patients with periorbital dermatoses, were in the age group of >50 years (40%) including 77 (70%) females and 33 (30%) males. The most common dermatoses observed in periorbital region were benign and malignant skin tumors 46 (41.8%), followed by pigmentary disorders 21 (19.1%), miscellaneous 19 (17.3%), nevoid conditions 12 (10.9%), eczema 6 (5.5%), and infections 6 (5.5%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Benign skin tumors and pigmentary disorders are the most common periorbital dermatoses seen in our study. Certain periorbital dermatoses like skin tag and xanthelesma are seen associated with underlying metabolic disorders. </p>

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

“…In our study peri orbital tumours were the commonest (34.7%), amongst which skintags were the most commonly observed (16%) followed by seborrheic keratosis (13.3%). Pigmentation (24%) was the second most common periorbital dermatoses observed with melasma being the commonest among them (10.7%) These results are similar to the studies done by Nalini P et al, Indradevi et al, Besra et al 20,2,18 In our study, 9.3% of the patients presented with periorbital infections and periorbital dermatitis was seen in 24% of the patients which was comparable to the studies done by Indradevi et al, Besra et al 2,18…”

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.…”

“…While Besra et al found syringoma slightly more common in males [9] 97, our study revealed a striking female predominance with a mean age of 34.5y, which is in concordance with the published literature. [8,11,17]96,99,103.…”