title: A Clinico-Etiological Study of Dermatoses in Pediatric Age Group in Tertiary Health Care Center in South Gujarat Region.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermatologic conditions have different presentation and management in pediatric age group from that in adult; this to be studied separately for statistical and population based analysis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the pattern of various dermatoses in infants and children in tertiary health care center in South Gujarat region.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective study; various dermatoses were studied in pediatric patients up to 14 years of age attending the Dermatology OPD of New Civil Hospital, Surat, Gujarat over a period of 12 months from June 2009 to June 2010. All patients were divided into four different study groups: <1 month (neonates), 1 month to 1 year, >1 to 6 years and 7 to 14 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 596 boys and 425 girls in total 1021 study populations. Majority of the skin conditions in neonates were erythema toxicum neonatorum (12.97%), scabies (9.92%), mongolian spot (9.16%), and seborrheic dermatitis (7.63%). In > 1 month to 14 years age group of children among infectious disorder, children were found to be affected most by scabies (24.49%), impetigo (5.96%), pyoderma (5.62%), molluscum contagiosum (5.39%), tinea capitis (4.49%), leprosy (2.02%), and viral warts (1.35%) while among non-infectious disorders, they were affected by atopic dermatitis (4.27%), pityriasis alba (4.16%), seborrheic dermatitis (3.60%), pityriasis rosea (3.15%), others (3.01%), phrynoderma (2.70%), lichen planus (2.58%), contact dermatitis (1.57%) and ichthyosis (1.45%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to emphasize on training the management of common pediatric dermatoses to dermatologists, general practitioners and pediatricians for early treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Sugat A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jawade
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Vishal S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Sneha K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gohil
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Amit S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Dipak D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Umrigar
keywords: Children; India; South Gujarat; neonates; pediatric dermatoses