Open AccessDermatoses among children from celebration of “Holi,” the spring festival, in India: A cross-sectional observational study
Author(s) -
Sudip Kumar Ghosh,
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay,
Megha Agarwal,
Olympia Rudra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.190116
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , cross sectional study , erythema , itching , outpatient clinic , pathology
"Holi" is a spring festival celebrated primarily in the Indian subcontinent and also abroad by expatriate Indians. It is a festival of colors, traditionally celebrated by mutual application of colors in different forms on a particular day of the year. These colors frequently comprise a range of synthetic dyes which have harmful effects on the skin and mucosae. Children take part in this colorful festival with much enthusiasm and vigor, making them prone to develop different "Holi"-related dermatoses. Our objective was to find out the different patterns of "Holi"-related dermatoses in a group of pediatric patients.