Seasonal Variation of Pediatric Dermatoses

Shrestha, Pratistha; Mikrani, Jameel Akhtar

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“…e hot and humid condition during summer season might be the reason for the increase in bacterial infections and miliaria. e overall prevalence of scabies (7.53%) in our study was slightly greater than that of Poudyal et al [10], but lower than that of Banerjee et al [16] in India and Shrestha and Mikrani [9] in Nepal. Studies from Turkey had a very low incidence of scabies as compared to the subcontinent [14,18].…”

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“…However, the most common dermatosis in our study was infectious dermatoses followed by eczema. Other studies from Nepal have shown that infections and eczema were also the two most common conditions [ 3 , 4 , 8 , 9 ]. Similar results were also noted from several studies from India [ 2 , 10 – 12 ].…”

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“…The overall prevalence of scabies (7.53%) in our study was slightly greater than that of Poudyal et al (4.4%) [ 3 ], Shrestha et al (5.03%) [ 4 ], Reddy et al (3.6%) [ 12 ], Patel et al (5.32%) [ 13 ], Afsar (0.4%) [ 18 ], Tamer et al [ 14 ], and Sacchidanand et al (6.97%) [ 10 ], but lower than that of Banerjee et al [ 16 ] in India and Shrestha and Mikrani [ 9 ] in Nepal. Studies from Turkey had a very low incidence of scabies as compared to the subcontinent [ 14 , 18 ].…”

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Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

Jahan

Khanal

Shrestha

et al. 2021

Dermatology Research and Practice

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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.

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Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

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Khanal

Shrestha

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“…2,[17][18][19][20] Infections and infestations were most common dermatoses similar to other studies from Nepal and other developing countries. 2,5,[10][11][12][13][14][15]17,18,[21][22][23]…”

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“…In infants, number of non-infectious dermatoses was higher than infectious dermatoses and infectious dermatoses were common in older children and adolescents similar to other studies. 1,18,[22][23][24] F I G U R E 1 Age and gender distribution of participants.…”

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

Pathak

Shrestha

Poudel

et al. 2023

Skin Health and Disease

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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.

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Seasonal Variation of Pediatric Dermatoses

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Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal

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

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