Spectrum of Inpatient Pediatric Dermatology Cases at a Tertiary Health Care Centre in South India.

Autor:	Aiholli S; Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur Lingayat District Education (BLDE) (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, IND., Inamadar A; Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur Lingayat District Education (BLDE) (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, IND., Adya KA; Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur Lingayat District Education (BLDE) (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, IND., Gore D; Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur Lingayat District Education (BLDE) (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, IND.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Jul 21; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e65062. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 21 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.65062
Abstrakt:	Background Dermatologists and pediatricians commonly encounter pediatric dermatology cases in their clinical practice, and the number has risen for the past decade. While numerous studies have addressed adult inpatient dermatology cases, there is a lack of data on the same for the pediatric population. Aim The study aimed to investigate the spectrum and outcomes of inpatient pediatric dermatology cases at a tertiary health care center. Methods This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study that included children under the age of 16 years with primary skin disorders who were admitted to the pediatric dermatology unit. Patients were categorized into six groups based on their provisional diagnosis for better analysis. Results A total of 105 children were admitted, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.2:1. The average age of admitted children was 5.8 years, with the majority belonging to the school-going age group, accounting for 44% of the patients. Conclusion Inflammatory skin conditions like childhood psoriasis and erythroderma were the most common group of disorders presented to us, followed by hereditary conditions like keratinization disorders and mechanobullous disorders. Pediatric dermatology emergencies (PDEs) require an inter-professional approach for timely intervention and management. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Ethics Committee, BLDE (Deemed to be University) issued approval BLDE(DU)/IEC/807-E/2022-23. The Ethical Committee of this University after scrutiny, the following original/corrected and revised version of synopsis of the thesis/research projects has been accorded ethical clearance. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Aiholli et al.)
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