Incidence of skin diseases diagnosed in a public institution: comparison between 2003 and 2014.

Autor: Miguel LMZ; Department of Dermatology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (FMB-Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brasil.', Jorge MFS; Department of Dermatology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (FMB-Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brasil.', Rocha B; Department of Dermatology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (FMB-Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brasil.', Miot HA; Department of Dermatology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (FMB-Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brasil.'
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2017 May-Jun; Vol. 92 (3), pp. 423-425.
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175793
Abstrakt: Epidemiology of diseases is influenced by population socio-demographic circumstances. Therefore it can be modified along the time. There are no studies exploring epidemiological transition in dermatology. This study investigated the incidence of dermatoses in new patients from a Brazilian country town public service in 2003 and 2014. There was a significant increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, leprosy, melasma, pruritus and hidradenitis suppurativa. However, a prominent reduction in scheduling of appointments for surgeries of benign lesions, drug reactions, urticaria and superficial mycoses was detected. The identification of epidemiological trends guides the dimensioning of health system and professional qualification policies.
Databáze: MEDLINE