Characteristics of Atopic Dermatitis in Puskesmas (Public Health Center) Masaran 1 Sragen Regency

Abstract

Background: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic and residive inflammatory skin disease with mild to severe itching and occurs mostly in infant and children. The cause not certainty known and multifactorial.Objective: This study aims to Know the Characteristics of Atopic Dermatitis in Puskesmas Masaran 1, Sragen Regency.Method: This study is descriptive with a retrospective cross-sectional design. Secondary data retrieved from medical records atopic dermatitis patients at Puskesmas Masaran 1 in the period 1 January-31 December 2019 with a sample 248 people then analyze using a computer program.Result: The most atopic dermatitis sufferers were the adult age group (151 people), female gender (139 people), not working (96 people), atopic history disease found in 112 patients, site of the most lesions was lower extremities (71 patients), and the choice therapy is polytherapy with three types of drugs in 103 patients. Types of drugs are corticosteroids (224 patients), antihistamines (212 patients), and vitamins/minerals (200 patients).Conclusion: Characteristics of atopic dermatitis in Puskesmas Masaran 1 are the most age group is adults, gender is female, types of work is not working, atopic history is atopic dermatitis, and therapeutic options are corticosteroids, antihistamines, and vitamins/minerals.

Correlation between Skin Prick Test and Specific IgE of Local Mites Allergen in Atopic Dermatitis Patients: an Indonesian Study

“…The subjects in this study were dominated by females, as many as 75.56%. This is in accordance with previous epidemiological studies which said that atopic dermatitis was more common in female than male with a ratio of 1.27-2 : 1.1 (Munthaha et al, 2021;Sendrasoa et al, 2021).…”