title: Pediatric skin disorders encountered in a dermatology outpatient clinic in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.forename: Seray Külcü
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Müzeyyen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gönül
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Seher
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology