Abdel-Hafez Kamal, Abdel-Aty Mahmoud Attia, Hofny Eman R M
Departments of Dermatology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Int J Dermatol. 2003 Nov;42(11):887-92. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01936.x.
Few epidemiological surveys have been carried out to determine the prevalence of skin diseases in the population of Egypt, particularly "Upper Egypt". So it is a pressing necessity to conduct such a study in rural Assiut.
To determine the prevalence of various skin diseases in rural Assiut.
A cross-sectional community-based survey was followed. The survey included 8008 rural inhabitants of all ages and both sexes from a representative of three villages of Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt. The data were collected through personal interview and examination at homes from December 1994 to December 1996.
They showed that 6961 (86.93%) of the studied population had one or more skin diseases. The group with parasitic skin infestations had the highest prevalence rate (27.40%) of the total sample, of which pediculosis capitis (19.37%) was the commonest. Eczema/dermatitis group had a rate of 19.82%, with pityriasis alba forming the majority (13.49%). Pigmentary disorders were 17.68%, followed by fungal skin infections (16.17%), then naevoid disorders (16.10%), hair and scalp disorders (12.07%), bacterial skin infections (10.10%), sweat gland disorders (6.16%), acne vulgaris (5.37%). Leprosy constituted 1.6/10,000. Other various skin disorders were recorded.
Infective-parasitic diseases were a major problem particularly among the younger age-group and those of low socio-economic status.
很少有流行病学调查来确定埃及人群，特别是“上埃及”地区皮肤病的患病率。因此，在阿斯尤特农村地区开展这样一项研究迫在眉睫。
确定阿斯尤特农村地区各种皮肤病的患病率。
采用基于社区的横断面调查。该调查涵盖了来自上埃及阿斯尤特省三个村庄代表的8008名各年龄段和性别的农村居民。数据于1994年12月至1996年12月通过个人访谈和上门检查收集。
结果显示，6961名（86.93%）研究对象患有一种或多种皮肤病。寄生虫性皮肤感染组在总样本中的患病率最高（27.40%），其中头虱病（19.37%）最为常见。湿疹/皮炎组患病率为19.82%，白色糠疹占多数（13.49%）。色素沉着障碍为17.68%，其次是真菌性皮肤感染（16.17%），然后是痣样疾病（16.10%）、毛发和头皮疾病（12.07%）、细菌性皮肤感染（10.10%）、汗腺疾病（6.16%）、寻常痤疮（5.37%）。麻风病患病率为万分之1.6。还记录了其他各种皮肤疾病。
感染性寄生虫病是一个主要问题，特别是在年轻人群体和社会经济地位较低的人群中。
