Pattern of Skin Disease at the Ethio-Swedish Pediatric Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Author: Shibeshi, Dagnatchew¹

Source: Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 17, Number 5, September/October 2000 , pp. 357-359(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

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%).

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2000.017005357.x

Affiliations: 1: Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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