Statistical Consideration in Syphilitic Patients in Ewha Womans University Hospital (1974. 8. - 1977. 8.).
- Author:
Myung Soo SUH
;
Shin Ae PAIK
;
ji Yoon HAN
;
Sun Ok PARK
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
;
Hong Il KOOK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Dermatology;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Outpatients;
Physical Examination;
Prevalence;
Public Health;
Syphilis;
Syphilis, Latent;
Urology
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1977;15(4):409-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The recent prevalence of syphilis has known to be increased progressively throughout the world, since middle of 1950. In Korea, current trend of increased syphilic infection has became a major public health problem. The authors selected sero-positive patients, among the outpaients of department of dermatology, urology, OB & GY, and physical examination, and performed statistical analysis of this sero-positive patients. Results are as following; 1) Of the 2,007 patients taken physical examination, 30 patient(1.49%) were reactive to VDRL. 2) 0.71% of the total out patients of the dermatologic dcpartment were sero-positive. Annual ratio of the syphilitic patient were increased progressively. 3) Ratio of the syphilitic patients to the total outpatients of OB & GY department was 0.55% and somewhat increased since 1976. 4) In the age distribution, the third decade shared 51.8% of the total sero-positive patients 5) In the sexual ratio. male:female=l: l. 62 in the total sero-positive patients. (male:female=l: 1.06 in the dermatologic department.) 6) In the stage distribution, latent syphilis patients were 59.14% of the total syphilitic patients.