居住在新西兰的太平洋岛民通常会因湿疹而前往皮肤科医生处就诊。
Pacific people living in New Zealand are most commonly referred with eczema to dermatologists.
机构信息
GP Registrar, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Hamilton.
Head of Department, Department of Dermatology, Te Whatu Ora Waikato; Honorary Professor, The University of Auckland, Hamilton.
出版信息
N Z Med J. 2024 Sep 6;137(1602):150-154. doi: 10.26635/6965.6643.
BACKGROUND
There is a lack of literature concerning dermatological conditions affecting patients of Pacific ethnicity.
AIM
To investigate dermatological conditions in patients of Pacific ethnicity referred to dermatology from 2016 to 2022.
METHODS
Single-centre study of electronic referrals to dermatology from January 2016 to May 2022.
RESULTS
Pacific ethnicity was recorded for 1.7% of 30,769 referrals to dermatology, under-representing census data for the local population (5.4%). Dermatological diagnoses were eczema in 36% of patients, benign skin lesions in 11% and skin infection in 8.3%.
CONCLUSION
Eczema was the most common reason for referral to dermatology in patients of Pacific ethnicity in the Waikato Region.
背景
关于影响太平洋族裔患者的皮肤科疾病的文献较少。
目的
调查 2016 年至 2022 年间皮肤科转介至皮肤科的太平洋族裔患者的皮肤科疾病情况。
方法
对 2016 年 1 月至 2022 年 5 月皮肤科电子转介的单中心研究。
结果
30769 例皮肤科转介中，有 1.7%记录为太平洋族裔，低于当地人口普查数据（5.4%）。皮肤科诊断为湿疹的患者占 36%，良性皮肤病变占 11%，皮肤感染占 8.3%。
结论
在怀卡托地区，湿疹是太平洋族裔患者转诊至皮肤科的最常见原因。
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