Objective:To examine the prevalence of cutaneous disorders in children under 5 years old who attended a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia.Methods:A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 26 to ...Objective:To examine the prevalence of cutaneous disorders in children under 5 years old who attended a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia.Methods:A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 26 to February 20,2015 in children under 5 years old who attended Gambo Rural Hospital in West Arsi of the Oromia Region,Ethiopia.Results:A total of 324 children were included(59.6%male)whose median age was 16.4months.In total,147 children[45.4%;95%confidence interval(CI):40.0%–50.8%]under 5 years had a skin problem,of which 101(68.7%)consulted for that reason.The other 46(31.3%)consulted for a general health problem and the dermatological condition was a secondary finding during the physical exploration.In 93 children(28.7%;95%CI:20%–33.8%),it was the main disease,and in 54 children(16.5%;95%CI:13.0%–21.1%)it was concomitant with other diseases.The most common dermatological disease was scabies(n=44,13.6%;95%CI:10.3%–17.7%).Impetigo was diagnosed in 32 children(9.9%;95%CI:7.1%–13.3%),of which 23(71.9%)had complicated impetigo.Nineteen children(5.9%;95%CI:3.8%–9.0%)had eczema,10(3.1%)had eczema associated to other conditions.The following most frequent skin problems were tinea(n=9;2.8%),infected wound and ulcer(n=7;2.2%),and burns(n=6;1.9%).Conclusions:Skin problems,mainly scabies,impetigo,and eczema were common in young children attended at a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia.Children under 5 years should be examined thoroughly to rule out skin diseases,especially scabies.展开更多
基金Valencian Territorial Section of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology(Sección Territorial Valenciana de la Academia Espa?ola de Dermatología y Venerología)(Solidary Grant No.1/2014)
文摘Objective:To examine the prevalence of cutaneous disorders in children under 5 years old who attended a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia.Methods:A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 26 to February 20,2015 in children under 5 years old who attended Gambo Rural Hospital in West Arsi of the Oromia Region,Ethiopia.Results:A total of 324 children were included(59.6%male)whose median age was 16.4months.In total,147 children[45.4%;95%confidence interval(CI):40.0%–50.8%]under 5 years had a skin problem,of which 101(68.7%)consulted for that reason.The other 46(31.3%)consulted for a general health problem and the dermatological condition was a secondary finding during the physical exploration.In 93 children(28.7%;95%CI:20%–33.8%),it was the main disease,and in 54 children(16.5%;95%CI:13.0%–21.1%)it was concomitant with other diseases.The most common dermatological disease was scabies(n=44,13.6%;95%CI:10.3%–17.7%).Impetigo was diagnosed in 32 children(9.9%;95%CI:7.1%–13.3%),of which 23(71.9%)had complicated impetigo.Nineteen children(5.9%;95%CI:3.8%–9.0%)had eczema,10(3.1%)had eczema associated to other conditions.The following most frequent skin problems were tinea(n=9;2.8%),infected wound and ulcer(n=7;2.2%),and burns(n=6;1.9%).Conclusions:Skin problems,mainly scabies,impetigo,and eczema were common in young children attended at a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia.Children under 5 years should be examined thoroughly to rule out skin diseases,especially scabies.
