Skin problems in children under five years old at a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia
Por:
Ramos, J, Moles-Poveda, P, Tessema, D, Kedir, M, Safayo, G, Tesfasmariam, A, Reyes, F and Belinchon, I
Publicada:
1 jul 2016
Categoría:
Biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
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 16.4 months. 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.
Filiaciones:
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Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Dept Internal Med, Calle Pintor Baeza 12, Alicante 03010, Spain
Univ Miguel Hernandez Elche, Dept Clin Med, Alicante, Spain
Moles-Poveda, P:
Hosp Arnau Vilanova, Dept Dermatol, Valencia, Spain
Tessema, D:
Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kedir, M:
Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Safayo, G:
Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tesfasmariam, A:
Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reyes, F:
Gambo Gen Rural Hosp, Dept Paediat & Gen Med, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Dept Dermatol, Alicante 03010, Spain
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