Open AccessPrevalence of Skin Diseases in Nigerian Children: - (The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital) Experience
Author(s) -
Dasetima Altraide,
I. O. George,
AI Frank-Briggs
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v17i4.37424
Subject(s) - port harcourt , teaching hospital , university hospital , medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , sociology , socioeconomics
Skin diseases are frequently encountered in the tropics and are a serious cause of morbidity, disfigurement and distress in all age groups. The aim of this study is to determine prevalence and common dermatological conditions encountered in UPTH.