Pattern of skin diseases among preschool and primary school-aged children in Dermatology Damietta Hospital

Essmat, Samia M.; Safoury, Omar Soliman El; El-Hanafy, Ghada M.; Mohamed, Dahlia; Rezk, Eman

doi:10.1097/01.ewx.0000445293.47715.45

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“…In viral infections, the most common one was varicella representing 7% of all cases with viral infections. High frequency of chickenpox 9.15% by the study conducted by Essmat et al [21].…”

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Prevalence of Childhood Skin Disorders Attending at Outpatient Pediatric Hospital

Thummanapally¹,

Lawdyavath²,

Guruva³

et al. 2020

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: The objective of the study was to study the prevalence of various skin diseases in pediatric population. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at private children’s outpatient clinic in Warangal from March to August 2018 with the prior approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee BIPS/IEC/2018/P8. A total of 200 patients with various skin diseases of age group <17 years were included in the study. Results: Out of 200 pediatric skin disorders, male children 138 (69%) outnumbered female children 62 (31%). The mean age of the study population was found to be 5.85±4.11 years. About 64% of the patients are from rural area and 36% are from urban. The percentage of skin disorders is allergic infections (26%), bacterial infections (23%), viral infections (11%), fungal infections (7.5%), parasitic infections (6%), autoimmune disorders (4%), and skin adnexa (2.5%). Conclusion: Our study concludes that the prevalence of allergic and bacterial skin infections was found to be common among male children from rural area

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“…In viral infections, the most common one was varicella representing 7% of all cases with viral infections. High frequency of chickenpox 9.15% by the study conducted by Essmat et al [21].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Prevalence of Childhood Skin Disorders Attending at Outpatient Pediatric Hospital

Thummanapally¹,

Lawdyavath²,

Guruva³

et al. 2020

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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“…Our result can be explained by the increased number of patients seeking medical attention for their scalp lesions, in turn increasing the diagnosed level of tinea capitis in a given area (27) . However, another study revealed higher evidence of tinea capitis in rural areas (28) .…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Essmat et al (28) found that impetigo was found in 13.37% of cases. Impetigo was common in rural areas with lower hygiene than urban areas and was also common in children with a low social score.…”

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confidence: 96%

A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Pediatric Hair and Scalp Disorders

Younis¹,

Mahmoud²

2020

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Pattern of skin diseases among preschool and primary school-aged children in Dermatology Damietta Hospital

Cited by 2 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalence of Childhood Skin Disorders Attending at Outpatient Pediatric Hospital

Prevalence of Childhood Skin Disorders Attending at Outpatient Pediatric Hospital

A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Pediatric Hair and Scalp Disorders

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