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Pattern of Skin Disease at the Ethio‐Swedish Pediatric Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Shibeshi Dagnatchew
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2000.017005357.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , seborrheic dermatitis , referral , pediatrics , tertiary referral hospital , prospective cohort study , family medicine , surgery , retrospective cohort study
Although skin diseases are common in children, only a very few prospective studies are available, in the literature, mainly from developed countries. This work reports the pattern of skin diseases in a tertiary referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from June 1995 to July 1997. A total of 1000 consecutive new pediatric patients, ages 0–12 years, were studied. The male:female ratio was 1:1. Allergic skin diseases were most frequently found (55%), followed by infections (33%) and photodermatosis (8%). Of the allergic skin diseases, atopic dermatitis was the most prevalent (47%), followed by seborrheic dermatitis (17.4%).