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Pediatric Skin Disorders Encountered in a Dermatology Outpatient Clinic in Turkey
Author(s) -
GÜL ÜLKER,
ÇAKMAK SERAY KÜLCÜ,
GÖNÜL MÜZEYYEN,
KILIÇ ARZU,
BILGILI SEHER
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00656.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , acne , outpatient clinic
This study documents the spectrum and frequency of skin disorders in a total of 2370 children encountered in a dermatology outpatient clinic in Turkey. Infectious skin diseases were most frequently observed (27.6%) followed by, eczemas (17.9%), acne (14,5%), papulosquamous diseases (6.9%), hair diseases (4.1%), pigmentation disorders (3.8%), generalized pruritus (2.8%), urticaria (2.7%), and insect bite (2.3%). Epidemiologic data are useful in planning of the health care and taking preventive measures to decrease the prevalence of skin disorders in children.