Pattern of geriatric dermatoses at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of South Rajasthan, India

Goyal, Anshu; Balai, Manisha; Mittal, Asit; Khare, Ashok Kumar; Gupta, Lalit

doi:10.7241/ourd.20173.71

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“…Papulosquamous disoders constituted (7%) in the study population out of which psoriasis was common and found in (4.33%) of study population. The incidence of papulosquamous disoders in present study is in concordance with the study of goyal et al 17 with incidence 4 %. In our study erythroderma is found in 8(2.67%) cases which is comparible with study of Chopra A et al 18 Among benign skin tumour seborrheic keratosis was the most common type seen in 28 cases (9.33%).…”

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A clinical study of pattern of geriatric dermatosis in tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan

Meena¹,

Soni²

2021

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: Geriatric health care has received lot of attention nationwide due to increase in life expectancy over the time. Among the various health issue geriatric dermatosis are one of the most common reason for regular OPD visits. This study was done to inquest the spectrum of cutaneous manifestation and the factors responsible for causing physiological and pathological changes in the skin of elderly people.: Three hundred consecutive patients aged more than 60 yrs of age attending the out patient department of dermatology at PDU Medical College & hospitals Churu were subjected for study. A detailed history was taken. A complete general, systemic & Cutaneous examination was done along with relevant investigation were carried out. Findings were collated in Performa for analysis and interpretation of data. A total of 300 patients were enrolled in the study out of which 59 % were male and 41 % were female. Pruritis was the commonest complain elicted in 68.5 % of patients. Among the physiological changes xerosis was the commonest seen in 63 % of patients and infecions followed by eczems was the common pathological conditions. The population of 60 yrs and above is a rapidly growing dermatology clientele with both physiological and pathological manifestations. This study highlights the various dermatoses peculiar to the geriatric population and aims at sensitizing the fraternity to the specific needs of this special age group.

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A clinical study of pattern of geriatric dermatosis in tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan

Meena¹,

Soni²

2021

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“…The incidence of viral infection was comparable to study reported by Goyal et al 15 (10.6%). Herpes zoster (13 cases, 5.28%) and Post herpetic neuralgia (5 cases, 2%) which is a late se-qualae of Herpes zoster were the notable infection among viral infections.…”

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Study of Clinical Spectrum of Geriatric Dermatoses in Patients Attending a Multi-Specialty Hospital

Jha

2020

JCMC

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Background: The spectrum of skin disease is unique in geriatric population and also varied according to geographical areas. It is emerging major health problem in person above 60 years of age, since the overall life expectancy is increasing. There is not much data on skin disease in geriatric population of Nepal. The study aimed to identify the prevalence and clinical characteristics of geriatric dermatoses in a multi-specialty hospital set up. Methods: All patient attending dermatology OPD above 60 years of age and fitting the inclusion criteria were taken in to the study. A detailed history, physical exam and relevant laboratory investigation was done to make a diagnosis. The data collected was entered in Excel and descriptive analysis was done by SPSS version 22. Results: The number of elderly patients was 235 out of 3292 (7.13%). Altogether 246 diagnosis was made in 235 patients which had male preponderance of 53.19%. The pre-dominant diagnosis was skin infection and infestation (38.61%), followed by eczema or dermatitis (18.69%) and papulo-squamous disease (11.78%). Other common conditions seen were urticaria (4.87%), photodermatoses (4.87%), senile xerosis (4.87%) and miliaria (3.65%). Conclusions: Cutaneous infections and infestations were the commonest dermatoses followed by eczema/dermatitis. Fungal infection, allergic contact dermatitis, psoriasis were among common dermatoses. No cases of skin malignancy were found. Elderly population in Nepal is increasing and epidemiological data provide government and health care provider to address their problem in effective way.

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“…This is largely in tune with other studies [10][11][12][13] . In a few studies females have outnumbered male patients [14][15] .…”

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To Study the Sex Specific Distribution of Various Dermatoses in the Geriatric Population

Rao

Kumar

Chouhan

et al. 2019

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Background: In aging, a decline in the regular functions of skin is observed, including cell replacement capacity, barrier function, chemical clearance capacity, sensory perception, mechanical protection, wound healing, immune responsiveness, thermoregulation, sweat production, sebum production, vitamin D production, and capacity to repair DNA. As a result, some inevitable changes, such as roughness, wrinkling, and laxity of the skin, and atypical presentations of dermatologic diseases are observed in elderly patients. Methods: Five hundred consecutive patients more than 60 years of age attending the outpatient clinic or admitted as inpatients in the Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy at MDM Hospital, Jodhpur were studied. Results: Of the total of 500 participants in our study, 263 (52.6%) were males and the rest were females. Most common dermatosis noted in the target population was benign tumors, present in 322 patients (64.4%). Second most common disease group affecting the elderly was the infections and infestations group, being present in 215 patients (43%). Infections were present in 195 patients (39%) while infestations were present in 24 patients (4.8%). Four patients presented with infection along with infestation. Conclusion: Males outnumbered females with male to female ratio 1.11:1. The distribution and frequency of various dermatoses varies significantly from country to country and region to region Keywords: Gender, Ageing, Dermatoses, Pruritus, Senile.

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Pattern of geriatric dermatoses at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of South Rajasthan, India

Cited by 10 publications

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A clinical study of pattern of geriatric dermatosis in tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan

A clinical study of pattern of geriatric dermatosis in tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan

Study of Clinical Spectrum of Geriatric Dermatoses in Patients Attending a Multi-Specialty Hospital

To Study the Sex Specific Distribution of Various Dermatoses in the Geriatric Population

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