Investigation and prevention of dermatosis affecting pilots
- VernacularTitle:军队飞行员皮肤病患病情况调查
- Author:
Guang ZHAO
;
Fei LI
;
Aihua NA
;
Wei LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
military personnel;
pilots;
skin diseases;
prevalence
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of dermatosis affecting pilots in different areas. Methods From Oct. 2007 to Sep. 2008,epidemiological investigation and clinical examination were carried out in 255 pilots stationed at Beijing,Tianjin,Hubei and Shaanxi regions. In order to get the correct diagnosis of dermatosis and the accurate number of infection cases/time,same medication and management were applied for the treatment of those skin disorders. The epideomology of dermatosis in pilots of different troops and age groups were then compared,and the correlation factors affecting the epidemics were analyzed with Chi-square test. Results Among 255 pilots,430 cases (times) were found to suffer from 47 kinds of dermatosis,of whom 72% suffered from two or more kinds of dermatosis. The incidence of superficial mycosis (69.8%) took ranked the highest. The incidence of dermatosis was different among the pilots stationed in different regions. The prevalence of lichen simplex chronicus was higher in the pilots stationed in Beijing,Tianjin and Shaanxi regions than in those in Hubei region,while the prevalence of tinea manuum and tinea pedis showed the opposite status (P 7 year enlistment (P
