Pattern of Skin Diseases in Al-Jouf Region

Agarwal, Pramod Kumar

doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1997.112

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“…In contrast, our study indicated that male patients attended dermatology clinics more frequently. This finding is also supported by many other studies from Saudi Arabia 259. The higher prevalence of male patients at dermatology clinics may be attributed to under-representation of females at Saudi clinics due to cultural barriers.…”

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The pattern of skin diseases in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia: What the primary care physician should know

Shobaili

2010

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Epidemiological studies to determine the burden of skin diseases are important for proper health care planning. The purpose of this study was to find the pattern of skin diseases in our patients attending university-affiliated dermatologic clinics in the Qassim region.METHODS:We conducted a prospective study of all Saudi patients attending the Qassim University Medical College-affiliated dermatology clinics of the Ministry of Health for a period of 12 months from 1 March 2008 to 28 February 2009.RESULTS:The study included 3051 patients comprising 1786 (58.5%) males and 1265 (41.5%) females. Males outnumbered females (P<.05) (male-to-female ratio, 1.4:1). The mean age (standard error of the mean) of the patients was 25.3 (0.27) years. About 71% of the patients were between 5 and 34 years of age. The top five skin diseases were eczema/ dermatitis (19.5%), viral infections (16.6%), pilosebaceous disorders (14.4%), pigmentary lesions (11.2%) and hair disorders (7.6%). The major disorder in males was viral skin infections (20.0%), while eczema/dermatitis (20.7%) constituted the most prevalent skin disease in females. Seasonal variations were recorded in cases of pigmentary lesions, papulosquamous disorders and protozoal infections.CONCLUSION:Infectious skin diseases, eczema/dermatitis, pilosebaceous disorders, pigmentary lesions and hair disorders ranked as the top five skin diseases. Appropriate training programs for diagnosing and managing common skin diseases should be initiated for primary health care physicians and other general practitioners so as to decrease referrals to dermatology clinics.

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“…Though community-based studies are the best to determine the incidence of a particular disease, they are difficult to carry out. As such, most of the studies to determine the incidence or prevalence of dermatological diseases are based upon hospital attendees 45…”

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The pattern of skin diseases in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia: What the primary care physician should know

Shobaili

2010

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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“…Table 2 shows a comparison of the incidence of some common dermatoses in different regions of Saudi Arabia, namely Asir 1 and Al-Jouf. 2 In the present study, we found that the incidence of eczema, bacterial infections and lichen planus in the Western region was lower than that of the other two regions, but the incidence of viral warts was higher. The incidence of superficial mycoses and vitiligo was comparable in all regions.…”

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Pattern of Skin Diseases at King Khalid National Guard Hospital: A 12-Month Prospective Study

1999

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. Jeddah is the major city in the Western region, with an approximate population of two million. The city is located on the Red Sea, and has a hot climate, with daily temperatures ranging from 15-43°C. throughout the year, with high humidity at times and only occasional rainfall. The King Khalid National Guard Hospital is one of the major government hospitals in the region catering for national guard military personnel and their families, as well as non-national guard patients. The hospital offers secondary and tertiary care, and is equipped with modern sophisticated facilities. Materials and MethodsThis was a prospective study that included all new patients attending the Skin Clinic at King Khalid National Guard Hospital during the study period. All patients were seen by consultants and specialists. The diagnosis in each case was based on clinical findings, and histopathological examination of skin biopsies where necessary. The diseases were classified into nine major groups, according to the ninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). ResultsDuring the 12-month study period, the total number of patients attending the Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic at the hospital was 5260. Of this number, 910 (17.3%) were new patients. There were 782 adult (>12 years) patients (85.93%) and 128 children (<12 years) (13.79%). There were 418 males (45.93%) and 492 females (54.06%), with a female/male ratio of 1.2:1. Saudi nationals constituted the majority of patients at 860 (94.5%) with non-Saudis numbering only 50 (5.49%). National Guard personnel comprised 149 (16.36%), their families 367 (40.33%), and non-National Guard patients were 394 (43.29%).A total of 928 new diagnoses were seen during the study period. These were classified into nine categories according to the frequency of presentation. Table 1 shows the main disease groups, of which eczema/dermatitis topped the list (18.64%), followed by acne (9.48%), viral infections (9.26%), bacterial infections (7.65%), pigmentary disorders (6.46%), fungal infections (6.35%), papulosquamous diseases (4.84%), and urticaria (2.37%). Miscellaneous skin conditions were diagnosed in the remaining 328 patients (34.9%), and disorders of hair and pruritus were the most common. DiscussionThe current study is the first to describe the patterns of skin diseases in the Western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The King Khalid Hospital is a referral center for primary health clinics in Jeddah, Makkah and Taif. Although this study was limited to our hospital, we believe that the results represent a rough estimate of the prevalence of skin diseases in the Western region, and that the distribution of dermatoses according to age and sex reflect the true prevalence (as both the referral and the eligibility systems of the hospital apply no specific restrictions).

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“…The frequency of acne in our study is somewhat similar to that in the past studies 5,9,[22][23][24][25] . Maryum H et al 18 , Zamanian et al 15 Tamizz uddin et al 19 and Agarwal et al 20 have reported frequencies somewhat higher than our study. The frequency of urticaria (3.98%) in the current study is somewhat similar to that in the past studies [22][23][24][25] .…”

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“…, Zamanian et al 15 Tamizz uddin et al 19 and Agarwal et al 20 have reported frequencies somewhat higher than our study. Out of all patients with papulosquamous disorder, psoriasis was seen in 1%, while lichen planus in 0.7%.…”

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The Pattern of Skin & Venereal disorders among patients attending in the OPD of Dermatology & Venereology Department of a tertiary care private hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Alam

Husain²,

Quarashi³

2017

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Background :It is generally agreed that pattern of skin & venereal diseases differ in different countries and within various regions of a country depending upon social, economic , racial & environmental factor. The morbidity associated with skin and venereal diseases makes them an important public health problem. Very scanty literature is found on the problem which is either disease based, community based or specified population group based. Objective : To assess the pattern of skin and venereal diseases in patients in urban Bangladesh and to determine their relation with demographic character. Materials and method: It is a descriptive study conducted at dermatology and venereology OPD in Ibn Sina Medical College Hospital, Dhaka for the period from 1 st January, 2015 to 31 st December 2015. Six thousand and two hundred and three patients were enrolled during the study period. The study population comprised of newly diagnosed cases as well as relapsing cases presenting in the outpatient irrespective of gender and age. Diagnosis was made on clinical basis. Lab investigations were restricted to the cases where it carried diagnostic importance. The data was collected through pre-designed questionnaire and analyzed through Microsoft SPSS. Results: Study was conducted on 6203 patients comprising 3373 (54.38%) males and 2830 (45.62%) females, who attended skin and VD OPD of Ibn Sina Medical College during the period of one year. Males were found to be most commonly affected. Male female ratio is 1.2 : 1. Age group between 15 to 29 years carried maximum incidence (43.79%). All disorders were broadly classified into noninfective (63.5%), infective (20.2%) and miscellaneous dermatoses (16.2%) . Eczema 1721 (27.7%) and fungal infections 694 (11.2%) came out to be the two top most common cause for OPD attendances.Conclusion: Our study found a higher prevalence of non-infective dermatoses than infective dermatoses. Eczema and fungal infections formed the largest group in their respective categories.

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Pattern of Skin Diseases in Al-Jouf Region

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The pattern of skin diseases in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia: What the primary care physician should know

The pattern of skin diseases in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia: What the primary care physician should know

Pattern of Skin Diseases at King Khalid National Guard Hospital: A 12-Month Prospective Study

The Pattern of Skin & Venereal disorders among patients attending in the OPD of Dermatology & Venereology Department of a tertiary care private hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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