Clinicoepidemiology of Skin Diseases in Children Seen at the University Hospital Center Morafeno, Toamasina, Madagascar.

Autor: Ranaivo IM; Departments of Dermatology, University Hospital Morafeno, Toamasina, Madagascar., Sendrasoa FA; Department of Dermatology, Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Andrianarison M; Department of Dermatology, Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Sata M; Departments of Dermatology, University Hospital Morafeno, Toamasina, Madagascar., Raharolahy O; Department of Dermatology, Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Ralandison DS; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Morafeno, Toamasina, Madagascar., Ramarozatovo LS; Department of Dermatology, Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Rapelanoro Rabenja F; Department of Dermatology, Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatology research and practice [Dermatol Res Pract] 2021 Sep 09; Vol. 2021, pp. 6456448. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 09 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1155/2021/6456448
Abstrakt: Introduction: The child's skin diseases are common and very diverse. Many studies concerning pediatric dermatoses have been carried out in Africa and the rest of the world. Few epidemioclinical data reflect these skin diseases in children, especially in the east coast of Madagascar. We aim to describe the pattern skin diseases among children seen at the University Hospital Center Morafeno, Toamasina, Madagascar. Patients and Methods . A retrospective study over a 3-year period from January 2017 to December 2019 was conducted in children seen in the Dermatology Department of University Hospital Center Morafeno, Toamasina, with skin diseases.
Results: During the study period, 347 children out of the 1584 new patients were retained with a sex ratio of 0.86. The mean age was 6.4 years old. The main diseases identified were skin infectious diseases (43, 23%), allergic dermatoses (24.21%), and autonomous dermatosis (15.56%).
Conclusion: Our study revealed the importance of infectious and allergic dermatoses in Toamasina. It is necessary to carry out simple preventive actions such as hygiene.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 Irina Mamisoa Ranaivo et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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