Pattern of skin disease at the Ethio-Swedish pediatric hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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%).
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Department of Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000453:epidemiology; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000453:epidemiology