Abstract

The prevalence of paediatric dermatoses has risen in Iraq from 33.5% in 1987 to 40.9% in 2010. The objective of this study was to document the pattern of dermatoses in Iraqi children attending the outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 663 children under the age of 12 years who attended for dermatological consultation during 2008. The study showed that the prevailing dermatoses were as follow: infectious (32.3%), eczematous (20.8%), pigmentary (17.8%), papulosquamous (14.2%), drug-induced (4.5%), nutritional deficiency (1.8%) and miscellaneous (8.6%). The studied patterns of dermatoses were similar to that reported in other developing countries.

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Authors

Al-Mendalawi MD, Ibrahim JG

Institution

Department of Paediatrics, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq. mdalmendalawi@yahoo.com

Source

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ 18:4 2012 Apr pg 365-71

MeSH

Age Factors
Child
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eczema
Female
Health Status
Humans
Iraq
Male
Prevalence
Pruritus
Pyoderma
Risk Factors
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Infectious

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22768699