[A descriptive study of pediatric dermatologic diseases diagnosed at the Manises Health Center over 1 year].

OBJECTIVE

To determine the frequency and types of paediatric dermatological pathologies diagnosed at a Primary Care Centre, and the referrals for them to specialists.

DESIGN

Descriptive study.

SETTING

Primary Care Paediatrics clinic at the Manises Health Centre, Valencia.

PATIENTS

Children under 14 attending the clinic during 1995.

MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS

The diagnostic groups were: skin infections, Dermatitis-Eczema, Urticaria-Erythema, Zoonosis, hair and nail disorders, pigmentation disorders and miscellaneous. Age groups were: under one, from 1 to 4, from 5 to 9 and from 10 to 13. Referrals were to the Specialist Centre and to the hospital. There were 1309 first dermatological consultations (5.91% if all paediatric consultations). 38.20% were for skin infections; 25.67% for Dermatitis; 17.11% for Urticarias; 8.33% for Zoonosis; 4.89% for disorders of hair and nail; 1.83% for pigmentation disorders; and the remaining 3.97% miscellaneous. 160 (12.22%) were referred to specialists.

CONCLUSIONS

There is a great deal of dermatological pathology in non-hospital paediatric clinics. Over 90% of this pathology is in one of the first five groups above.