Study of clinical spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in patients attending a Tertiary Care Center in North Kerala

Reddy, Venkata Subba; Thyvalappil, Anoop; Sreenivasan, Ajayakumar; Sudhamani, Bindurani; Sridharan, Rajiv; Joy, Bifi

doi:10.4103/2319-7250.188424

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Reddy et al report fungal infections followed by viral and bacterial. 6 Among children visiting the outpatient department, the most common noninfectious dermatoses are eczematous lesions in the present study which is similar to studies of Reddy et al and Sacchidanand et al 6,15 The present study recorded around 5% and 15% of nutritional dermatoses in hospital and community respectively. Other studies report rates from 1% by Reddy et al, 3% by Karthikeyan et al, 15.4% of Bisht et al and 17.5% of Negi et al 6,14,16,17 Limitations of study…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…1 Out of 72 cases of dermatoses in the hospital, the age group mostly affected is primary school with 48.6%, and high school group comprising of 26.4%. This is in contrast to the majority of 48% adolescents in Reddy et al, Sharma et al 6,8 Females at 54.1% outnumbered males, similar to Reddy et al and Karthikeyan et al 6,14 In our study the prevalence of noninfectious dermatoses (49%) was marginally more than infectious dermatoses (46%) in hospital. This was in variance with Reddy et al whose report explains slightly higher infectious (34%) compared to noninfectious (33%) dermatoses.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

“…This was in variance with Reddy et al whose report explains slightly higher infectious (34%) compared to noninfectious (33%) dermatoses. 6 In hospital, Infectious dermatoses were more common in males in our study as against females in Reddy el al. we find the most common is bacterial infection which is 45.5%, more in males 60%, predominantly in primary school age group (46.6%).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 41%

“…Basic prevalence data is still emerging and enumeration of dermatoses is still at its infancy in India though pediatric dermatological problems constitute at least 30% of all outpatient visits to pediatrician and dermatologists. 6 Prevalence of dermatoses in school in our study is 70%.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 45%

“…3,4 It is believed that dermatological problems constitute at least 30% of all outpatient visits to a pediatrician and 30% of all visits to a dermatologist involve children. 6 We carried out this study to assess the prevalence of pediatric dermatoses which forms the foundation on which further strategies of preventive and curative nature can be planned and designed.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Prevalence and spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in school children: comparing hospital and school in rural Bangalore

Rajeshwari¹,

Geetha²,

B³

2020

Int J Res Dermatol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Pediatric dermatoses are emerging distinct entities. The exact prevalence and pattern of dermatoses is not well known in India. This novel study attempts to simultaneously assess the prevalence and distribution of skin dermatoses in hospital and community among children of age 5-16 years in rural Bangalore, India.Methods: A cross sectional prospective descriptive study of one week duration in July 2019 was conducted in east point hospital and Government school in rural Bangalore in the vicinity.Results: The study had a total of 119 children, 72 from the hospital and 47 from the school with prevalence of dermatoses being 33.8% and 70% respectively (p<0.00001). Primary school children were most commonly affected. Non-infectious dermatoses were most common, more so in school with eczematous lesions predominating. Bacterial infectious dermatoses were found more frequently in hospital children, while parasitic infestations were encountered commonly in school. Conclusions: Pediatric dermatosis seems to be widely prevalent in India. Children visiting hospitals constitute only the tip of the iceberg present in the community.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 41%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 45%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Prevalence and spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in school children: comparing hospital and school in rural Bangalore

Rajeshwari¹,

Geetha²,

B³

2020

Int J Res Dermatol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses

Pathak

Shrestha

Poudel

et al. 2023

Skin Health and Disease

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Paediatric dermatoses vary vastly from adult dermatoses in terms of clinical presentation, management, and prognosis thereby generating special interest in this field. Many factors like geographical area, climatic exposure, seasons, culture, socioeconomic factors, hygiene, dietary habits, literacy influences pattern of skin diseases in children resulting in marked variation in prevalence and pattern. Objectives This study aims to find out association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses. Materials and Methods This was a hospital based cross‐sectional study. All children (0–14 years) attending Dermatology outpatient clinics were enroled. Proforma was prepared to assess the socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene in the local context. Chi‐square test was applied to find the association of the baseline variables with infectious dermatoses. Results A total of 364 children were enroled with mean age of 6.97 ± 4.23 years. Females (52.5%) were slightly more than males (47.5%). There were 201 (55.2%) infectious and 163 (44.8%) non‐infectious dermatoses. Bacterial infections were the most common group (18.7%), followed by dermatitis and eczemas (14.0%) and viral infections (13.7%). Lower educational status of mother (p = 0.025), lower monthly family income (p = 0.008), lower socioeconomic status (p = 0.015) and less frequent bathing habits (p = 0.014) were associated with increased risk of infective dermatoses. Conclusion Infections and infestations were the most common paediatric dermatoses in our Outpatient Department. Female education, upliftment of socioeconomic status of family and improving personal hygiene may reduce the risk of skin infections in children.

show abstract

Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

Jahan

Khanal

Shrestha

et al. 2021

Dermatology Research and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The skin diseases of pediatric population are varied which change according to age and season. There is a rarity of studies on pediatric skin conditions from Nepal. This observational study from the only tertiary care referral pediatric center of the country highlighted the burden of pediatric skin diseases in Nepalese population. All new cases of pediatric patients less than 14 years of age consulting the pediatric dermatological OPD of Kanti Children’s Hospital from January 2017 to December 2017 were included in this study. Demographic details of all the patients such as age and sex were recorded. The diagnosis was made clinically in most instances and appropriate laboratory and histopathological examination were performed wherever necessary. A total of 7683 pediatric patients were included in the study. Among these, there were 4574 (59.53%) males and 3109 (40.47%) females. The most common skin condition was infections among 2463 (32.12%) followed by eczematous conditions in 1711(22.27%) and hypersensitivity reactions in 1510 (19.65%). Infections were more common during the summer months. Overall, both infectious and noninfectious skin diseases were significantly more common during the warmer (summer and spring) months as compared to colder (autumn and winter) months ( p < 0.001 ). This study shows that the pediatric dermatoses are common in Nepalese population.

show abstract

Study of clinical spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in patients attending a Tertiary Care Center in North Kerala

Cited by 9 publications

References 0 publications

Prevalence and spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in school children: comparing hospital and school in rural Bangalore

Prevalence and spectrum of pediatric dermatoses in school children: comparing hospital and school in rural Bangalore

Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses

Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About