Prevalence of Dermatosis During Childhood

Background and Design: The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of skin diseases during childhood. Material and Method: A retrospective descriptive study was planned. Among 18318 patients referred to our dermatology outpatient clinic between September 2004 and November 2009, 1756 child patients between 0-12 years of age were retrospectively analyzed from automation record system. Results: A total of 1756 child patients who referred during the study period were included in the study; 791 patients were male (45.05%) and 965 were female (54.95%). The most frequently seen disease group was eczema (26.0%), followed by infectious dermatosis (20.6%) and eritematous squamous dermatosis (9.9%). Atopic dermatitis (8.0%), viral dermatosis (11.7%) and seborrheic dermatitis (7.1%) were the most frequently encountered diseases in eczema, infectious dermatosis and eritematous squamous dermatosis groups, respectively. Conclusion: We found that 56.5% of the diseases determined were composed of eczemas, infectious dermatosis and eritematous squamous dermatosis. (Turkderm 2010; 44: 132-7)