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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 214-216 |
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Pattern of dermatoses among adolescents attending a tertiary care center in Northeast India
Vanlalhriatpuii Hmar, Nandakishore Singh, Th. Bijayanti Devi, Romita Bachaspatimayum, Deepa Mala Subba, Kapila Verma
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India
Correspondence Address:
Vanlalhriatpuii Hmar
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal - 795 001, Manipur
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.206082
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Background: The objective of this study was to ascertain the pattern of dermatoses among adolescents attending the Dermatology Outpatient Department (OPD) at a tertiary care center in Manipur, Northeast India.
Methodology: The retrospective study was conducted among 3850 patients belonging to adolescent age group (10–19 years) from January to December 2014. They constituted 20.18% of the total OPD attendance during the study.
Results: Male to female ratio was 1:1. The study group was further divided into three categories based on age: early (10–13 years), middle (14–16 years), and late adolescence (17–19 years). Majority belonged to mid (36.3%) and late adolescence (36.64%) age groups. The dermatoses identified were classified into 13 broad categories. Infections were the most common dermatoses (25.5%), followed by sebaceous gland disorders (22.72%), eczemas (17.45%), infestations (17.03%), and urticaria (4.5%). Among infections, fungal infection (53.25%) was most common, followed by bacterial (24.59%) and viral infections (22.15%).
Conclusion: It was concluded that infections, infestations such as scabies and pediculosis, eczemas, and sebaceous gland disorders such as acne vulgaris were common dermatoses seen in the adolescent age group. |
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