Bhatia V
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Sector 38, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 1997 Jan-Feb;63(1):22-5.
A house to house study was done on 666 children aged 0-14 years in 5 villages of Wardha district in Maharastra (Central India). 346 children (51.95%) had one or more dermatoses. Infective dermatoses contributed 63.5% of all dermatoses, while noninfectious and nutritional deficiency dermatoses were responsibile for 21.2% and 15.2%, respectively. Pediculosis capitis was seen in 136 children (20.4%), followed by pyoderma in 107 (16.07%) and dematophytosis in 44 (6.61%). Scabies was found in only 6 and 4 cases of leprosy were also delected. Pityriasis alba, pityriasis capitis amond non-infectious; hair and skin changes among nutritional deficiency dermatoses were leading presentations.
在印度中部马哈拉施特拉邦瓦尔达区的5个村庄,对666名0至14岁的儿童进行了逐户研究。346名儿童(51.95%)患有一种或多种皮肤病。感染性皮肤病占所有皮肤病的63.5%,而非感染性和营养缺乏性皮肤病分别占21.2%和15.2%。136名儿童(20.4%)患有头虱病,其次是107名儿童(16.07%)患有脓疱病,44名儿童(6.61%)患有皮肤癣菌病。仅发现6例疥疮,还检测到4例麻风病。白色糠疹、头糠疹属于非感染性皮肤病;营养缺乏性皮肤病中的毛发和皮肤变化是主要表现。