Research Article
Common Dermatoses in Children Referred to a Specialized Pediatric Dermatology Service in Mexico: A Comparative Study between Two Decades
Table 1
Most frequent dermatoses in children of 0–18 years.
| | Diagnosis | 1971–1975
N (%) | 1994–2003
N (%) | P |
| | Atopic dermatitis | 1391 (12.9) | 879 (14.6) | 0.01 | | Warts | 916 (8.4) | 399 (6.6) | <0.01 | | Acne | 268 (2.5) | 333 (5.5) | <0.01 | | Pityriasis alba | 718 (6.6) | 240 (4.0) | <0.01 | | Melanocytic nevi | 200 (1.8) | 232 (3.8) | <0.01 | | Xerosis | 101 (0.9) | 215 (3.6) | <0.01 | | Keratosis pilaris | 109 (1.0) | 192 (3.2) | <0.01 | | Seborrheic dermatitis | 109 (1.0) | 143 (2.4) | <0.01 | | Hemangioma | 203 (1.8) | 136 (2.3) | 0.10 | | Papular urticaria | 1766 (16.3) | 135 (2.2) | <0.01 | | Miliaria | 182 (1.7) | 118 (1.9) |
0.20 | | Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation | NR | 105 (1.7) | — | | Alopecia areata | 94 (0.9) | 100 (1.7) | <0.01 | | Scars | 37 (0.3) | 99 (1.6) | <0.01 | | Vitiligo | 281 (2.6) | 90 (1.5) | <0.01 | | Contact dermatitis | 165 (1.5) | 89 (1.5) | 0.36 | | Neurofibromatosis | 86 (0.8) | 84 (1.4) | <0.01 | | Dermatophytosis | 261 (2.4) | 84 (1.4) | <0.01 | | Vascular malformation | NR | 76 (1.3) | — | | Insect bite | NR | 74 (1.2) | — |
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N: number of patient referrals; NR: not reported; —: not estimable.
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