title: Pattern of dermatoses in Iraqi children.
abstract: The prevalence of paediatric dermatoses has risen in Iraq from 33.5% in 1987 to 40.9% in 2010. The objective of this study was to document the pattern of dermatoses in Iraqi children attending the outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 663 children under the age of 12 years who attended for dermatological consultation during 2008. The study showed that the prevailing dermatoses were as follow: infectious (32.3%), eczematous (20.8%), pigmentary (17.8%), papulosquamous (14.2%), drug-induced (4.5%), nutritional deficiency (1.8%) and miscellaneous (8.6%). The studied patterns of dermatoses were similar to that reported in other developing countries.
authors: Department of Paediatrics, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq. mdalmendalawi@yahoo.com
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Al-Mendalawi
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004485:Eczema / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011537:Pruritus / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology