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  • Title: [A descriptive study of pediatric dermatologic diseases diagnosed at the Manises Health Center over 1 year].
    Author: López Almazán C.
    Journal: Aten Primaria; 1998 Mar 31; 21(5):297-301. PubMed ID: 9608115.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and types of paediatric dermatological pathologies diagnosed at a Primary Care Centre, and the referrals for them to specialists. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Primary Care Paediatrics clinic at the Manises Health Centre, Valencia. PATIENTS: Children under 14 attending the clinic during 1995. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The diagnostic groups were: skin infections, Dermatitis-Eczema, Urticaria-Erythema, Zoonosis, hair and nail disorders, pigmentation disorders and miscellaneous. Age groups were: under one, from 1 to 4, from 5 to 9 and from 10 to 13. Referrals were to the Specialist Centre and to the hospital. There were 1309 first dermatological consultations (5.91% if all paediatric consultations). 38.20% were for skin infections; 25.67% for Dermatitis; 17.11% for Urticarias; 8.33% for Zoonosis; 4.89% for disorders of hair and nail; 1.83% for pigmentation disorders; and the remaining 3.97% miscellaneous. 160 (12.22%) were referred to specialists. CONCLUSIONS: There is a great deal of dermatological pathology in non-hospital paediatric clinics. Over 90% of this pathology is in one of the first five groups above.
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