A Clinical Analysis of Dermatologic Diseases in Infants.
- Author:
Hwa Mi KIM
1
;
Chi Yeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University and Hospital, Jinju, Korea. cykim@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dermatologic diseases;
Infant
- MeSH:
Dermatitis, Atopic;
Dermatitis, Contact;
Dermatology;
Eczema;
Female;
Hemangioma;
Humans;
Incidence;
Infant;
Male;
Outpatients;
Skin Diseases;
Skin Diseases, Infectious
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(8):703-709
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The incidence of infantile dermatoses shows a tendency to increase, despite medical development and environmental improvement. Infantile dermatoses must be regarded discretely, due to special characteristics of the neonatal and infantile skin. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of dermatologic diseases in the infant patients. METHODS: One hundred fifty nine out-patients, younger than 1 year who had visited the department of dermatology from January 2001 to December 2011, were analyzed, retrospectively. RESULTS: The 0~1 year age group accounted for 0.58% of all new patients (261/44,718). The ratio of male to female was 1 to 0.69. Patients visited the hospital most frequently in the winter (34.5%). The most common disease was atopic dermatitis (30.3%), followed by hemangioma (9.2%), and irritant contact dermatitis (7.7%). The most common disease group was eczema (44.8%), followed by an infectious skin disease (19.2%), and dermal and subcutaneous tumors (10.7%). CONCLUSION: This study provides useful data on the incidence and characteristics of dermatologic diseases in infant patients.
