Automédication et dermatoses aiguës : étude prospective de 111 malades hospitalisés

Estève, É.; Ah-Toye, C.; Nseir, A.; Martin, Ludovic

doi:10.1016/s0151-9638(05)79287-5

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“…12-17 However, we identified a larger number of developing countries, which may be justified by the greater relevance of selfmedication in these places, due to fewer financial resources for proper medical care.…”

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“…17,18 This becomes especially relevant in children and newborns, since their skin has an immature epidermal barrier, being more susceptible to toxic effects, decreased defense and dryness. 19 It is noteworthy that self-medication in this population can be considered as that practiced by their parents or caregivers.…”

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“…12,14,17 Regarding the use of systemic medications we emphasize analgesics, antihistamines, antibiotics and corticosteroids. 17 No adverse events were reported following the use of drugs, possibly because of the self-limited characteristic - often associated with recurrence of many skin diseases and consequent use of drugs for a short term. 12-19,22 …”

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Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review

Corrêa-Fissmer

Mendonça

Martins

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Self-medication is the selection and use of drugs without medical prescription, to treat diseases or for symptomatic relief. This article is a systematic review on self-medication in skin diseases. A search was conducted on Virtual Health Library and PubMed databases using predetermined descriptors. Two researchers performed the article selection process independently, with the degree of inter-observer agreement measured by the kappa index. The prevalence of self-medication ranged from 6.0 to 45.0%. Topical corticosteroids were the most commonly used therapeutic strategies for self-medication, as found in the reviewed articles. This study revealed that published data on self-medication in dermatology are scarce, although the findings showed that it was a common practice.

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Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review

Corrêa-Fissmer

Mendonça

Martins

et al. 2014

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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“…This includes self-prescribing but excludes drug addiction [ 3 ]. In dermatology, self-medication can be the cause of serious drug reactions [ 4 – 8 ]. A previous study conducted in dermatology units in Lomé, reported a prevalence of self-medication at 44% [ 9 ], but it had not identified associated factors.…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Self-Medication in Dermatology in Togo

Kombaté

Teclessou

Saka

et al. 2017

Dermatology Research and Practice

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Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with self-medication in dermatology in Lomé, Togo. Methods We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study from February to April 2016 in 2 dermatology departments in Lomé. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were carried out to identify possible factors associated with self-medication. Results A total of 711 patients were included in the study. The mean age (±SD) of the patients was 26.6 ± 6.9 years and the sex ratio (male/female) was 0.6. The main dermatologic diseases recorded were immunoallergic dermatoses (39.7%) and infectious skin diseases (22.6%). Two-thirds (481/711; 66.7%) of the patients had practiced self-medication before consultation in dermatology units. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with self-medication were female sex (aOR = 1.44; 95% CI = [1.01, 2.05]), duration of dermatologic disease more than one year (aOR = 1.79; IC = [1.19, 2.68]), adnexal dermatoses (aOR = 2.31; 95% IC = [1.03–5.21]), keratinization disorders (aOR = 4.23; 95% CI = [1.36–13.13]), and fungal skin infections (aOR = 5.43; 95% CI = [2.20, 13.38]). Conclusion Our study confirms that self-medication practice is very common among patients with dermatologic diseases in Lomé and has identified associated factors.

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“…In studies dealing with the general population, the predominance of the topical over the systemic route was common, 2,3,[5][6][7]17,19 and topical corticosteroids were frequently represented. 6,8 Although the distribution of the most commonly self-treated pathologies was variable, 5,8,23,24 eczema (including atopic, nummular, asteatosic, and contact subtypes) followed by impetigo and folliculitis were the most frequently self-treated dermatoses in the study conducted by Padoveze et al 8 in a population younger than 18 years old; and fungal skin infections, keratinisation disorders and adnexal dermatoses were significantly associated with self-medication in the research carried out by Kombate et al 5 In our study, we found a surprisingly high lesion resolution rate and a low need for a subsequent dermatological consultation (7.69%). However, these data should be interpreted with caution.…”

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Prevalence of dermatological self‐treatment among medical doctors of a Spanish hospital

Soto‐García,

Batalla,

Braña‐Valige

et al. 2023

JEADV Clinical Practice

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BackgroundSelf‐medication is a fairly common practice among medical doctors. Although frequently seen in clinical practice, there are few published studies that describe the process of self‐treatment in dermatology, being even lower in number those that evaluate this circumstance among health professionals.ObjectivesTo know the prevalence of self‐medication among medical professionals in our centre, to assess the need for preventive and training actions that help to avoid the misuse of dermatological treatments.MethodsDescriptive cross‐sectional study based on the responses of non‐dermatologist medical professionals at the University Hospital of Pontevedra (Spain). Data were collected through a self‐administered, anonymous and voluntary online questionnaire.ResultsThe questionnaire was completed by 283 physicians (50.63% participation rate, 62.90% females). Up to 77.39% of the physicians carried out self‐treatment for any pathology, and 55.12% for dermatological problems. The mean age of the doctors who practiced self‐treatment was significantly higher. The most used drugs were corticosteroids as topical treatment and antihistamines as systemic therapy. Irritant or allergic contact dermatitis was the most frequent pathology considered suitable for self‐medication (18.02%), followed by fungal infections (16.86%). After self‐treatment, the 7.5% needed to be seen by a dermatologist. A large group of 69.23% stated that they would recommend the treatment carried out to someone suffering from a similar process.ConclusionsThe prevalence of self‐treatment for skin diseases among doctors was strikingly high (55.12%). More than two‐thirds of the surveyed physicians would recommend self‐treatment in the dermatology field. As the literature on this topic is yet scarce, further studies are required to corroborate data collected in this study.

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Automédication et dermatoses aiguës : étude prospective de 111 malades hospitalisés

Cited by 8 publications

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Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review

Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Self-Medication in Dermatology in Togo

Prevalence of dermatological self‐treatment among medical doctors of a Spanish hospital

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