Distribution of dermatological diseases in children examined in the Office of Dermatology KBC Zemuna three-year retrospective study

Svetlana Grubor ,
Svetlana Grubor
Branka Brankovic-Zirojevic ,
Branka Brankovic-Zirojevic
Divna Gajic-Macanovic ,
Divna Gajic-Macanovic
Dragica Markovic
Dragica Markovic

Published: 01.12.2013.

Biochemistry

Volume 30, Issue 3 (2014)

pp. 1182-1185;

https://doi.org/10.5937/matmed1403182g

Abstract

The three year study has objective to demonstrate the number of pediatric patients up to 15 years of age examined and treated in Department of dermatovenereology, and the distribution of the most common skin diseases of the childhood. During 2011.2012. and 2013. there has been 10210 pediatric patients examined , with their parents or guardians giving anamnestic data. Than skin, hair and nails has been inspected with bacteriological or mycological swabs examination. The total count of patients in three years has been 85371, out of it 10210 pediatric patients examined by dermatovenereologist (11,96%). The most common diseases found were verrucae vulgares (53%), dermatitis atopica (15%), acne (8%), mollusca contagiosa (8%), dermatitis allergica (7%), scabies (4%). Distribution of dermatopediatric diseases in our region corresponds to findings in europian countries, except higher count of scabies patients. Pediatric dermatology is very sensitive field of dermatology, that requires multidisciplinary tretament with pediatricians, allergologists, pulmologists, otorhynolaryngologists, psychologists.

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