Abstract
Objective
To determine the pattern of skin disorders seen among children attending a Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
Methods
All children 18 y and below attending the Pediatric Dermatology OPD with skin diseases between the period of January 2011 and June 2011 were included in the study.
Results
A total of 1,090 new cases (boys 589; girls 501) with 1,118 dermatoses were recorded during this period. Twenty eight children had more than one dermatoses. Most of the disorders were seen between 5 and 11 y age group. The most common dermatoses was infections and infestations (32.47 %) followed by eczematous eruptions and dermatitis (20.66 %), papulosquamous and related disorders (6.08 %) and pigmentary disorders (5.81 %). Insect bite reactions and papular urticaria formed 5.1 %. Acne was seen in 5.28 % of children followed by urticaria (3.67 %), photodermatoses 2.5 % and genetic disorders (3.04 %).
Conclusions
In the present setting bacterial infections and scabies still remained the most common pediatric dermatoses followed by molluscum contagiosum and atopic dermatitis. Childhood psoriasis contributed to major part of the study among papulosquamous disorders.
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Sacchidanand, S., Sahana, M.S., Asha, G.S. et al. Pattern of Pediatric Dermatoses at a Referral Centre. Indian J Pediatr 81, 375–380 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0904-8
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