Prevalence of Childhood Skin Disorders Attending at Outpatient Pediatric Hospital

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to study the prevalence of various skin diseases in pediatric population.
 Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at private children’s outpatient clinic in Warangal from March to August 2018 with the prior approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee BIPS/IEC/2018/P8. A total of 200 patients with various skin diseases of age group <17 years were included in the study.
 Results: Out of 200 pediatric skin disorders, male children 138 (69%) outnumbered female children 62 (31%). The mean age of the study population was found to be 5.85±4.11 years. About 64% of the patients are from rural area and 36% are from urban. The percentage of skin disorders is allergic infections (26%), bacterial infections (23%), viral infections (11%), fungal infections (7.5%), parasitic infections (6%), autoimmune disorders (4%), and skin adnexa (2.5%).
 Conclusion: Our study concludes that the prevalence of allergic and bacterial skin infections was found to be common among male children from rural area

Prurigo strophulus: Epidemiological, clinical aspects and environmental factors among children in Yaoundé, Cameroon (Sub‐Saharan Africa)

“…This result is similar to those found in other hospital‐based studies, particularly in Ivory Coast, India and Congo where the most represented age group was 0–5 years old respectively, 4 and 1–5 years 10,11 . The predominance of this age group could be explained by the immaturity of the immune system during childhood 12,13 …”

“…10,11 The predominance of this age group could be explained by the immaturity of the immune system during childhood. 12,13 We found a male predominance in children (55.4%) with a sex ratio of 1.2. This result is close to the Indian study by Sardana et al 10 who had a sex ratio of 1.…”