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Background:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a pruritic disease that usually starts in early infancy with an international prevalence rate of 15-30% in children and 2-10% in adults.Measuring the impact of AD on the quality of life is very useful as it allows patients to express their feelings and appreciate their physicians' concerns. It improves doctor-patient communication and helps in disease management.Objective:A cross sectional observational study that was conducted aimed to determine the effect of atopic dermatitis on the quality of life among children and adolescents attending dermatology outpatient clinics at Kasr Al Ainy hospital and Pediatric specialized hospital, during the period from Results:Results of the study showed that 48% of AD patients aged (6-16) has very large effect on QOL, 47.3% have extremely large effect and 4.8% have moderate effect while 52% of AD patients aged (16-18) has extremely large effect on QOL and 47% have very large effect. Families of AD patients have very large effect on QOL where 44% have extremely large effect.Conclusion:This study concluded that AD has a negative impact on the QOL of children, adolescent and their families irrespective to socio-demographic and socioeconomic factors.

Background: Female sexual dysfunction is considered as one of the ignored consequences associated with female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is estimated to be done for 200 million females in Africa and Asia. Objectives: This study aimed at assessing the effect of female genital mutilation on sexual dysfunction among pregnant females. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted over a 6-month period. Participants were recruited from 3 outpatient clinics at Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. A total of 206 eligible pregnant females were asked to fill El-Gilany Socio-economic Status Scale and the Arabic version of the Female Sexual Function Index. Then, the individual domains and total scores were calculated. Results: The results showed that female genital mutilation among women is inversely proportionate to their level of education (P-value 0.02). Female Sexual Function Index results revealed that the most affected domain of sexual dysfunction was the lubrication and satisfaction domains. However, no statistically significant difference between the two groups in all other domains or the total Female Sexual Function Index scores. Conclusion:The current study concluded that there is no difference in sexual function between circumcised and non-circumcised pregnant females regarding prevalence and indicators.