ASSESSING THE PATTERNS OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOSES IN THE CHILDREN VISITED TO TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTER AT GULBARGA CITY

Abstract

Background: In nearly 30% of all the children visiting the Pediatrician, dermatological problems are being reported
or noticed with higher prevalence in subjects from rural areas. However, existing literature data is scarce for
exclusively assessing the dermatological concerns in Pediatric subjects in the Indian scenario.
Aim: The present study aimed to assess the patterns of common dermatoses in child subjects in Indian tertiary
health care centers.
Methods: The present study assessed 1100 child subjects from both genders reporting to the Pediatric Department of
the institute and comprising 498 males and 552 female subjects with a total of 1072 dermatoses being recorded. The
data gathered was statistically analyzed for results formulation.
Results: The most common dermatoses was infections and infestations with 54.66% (n=586) dermatoses followed
by dermatitis and eczema in 8.58% (n=92) subjects, pigmentary disorders in 5.69% (n=61) subjects, insect bite
reactions in 5.31% (n=57), hair and nail disorders in 5.22% (n=56), malaria in 4.10% (n=44), nutritional deficiency
disorders in 2.89% (n=31), urticaria in 2.51% (n=27), genetic disorders in 2.14% (n=23), psoriasis in 1.39% (n=15)
Conclusions: The present study concludes that a higher number of dermatoses like infestations and infections are
seen in child subjects along with nutritional disorders and environmental disorders such as malaria and bite
reactions. Also, child subjects have rare and genetic dermatoses. The majority of these dermatoses can be controlled
by improving the environment, nutrition, and proper sanitation.