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Descriptive cross-sectional assessment of the comorbidities and environmental factors associated with atopic dermatitis in children and adults in dermatology-venereology | |
Potla Shalini,Manoj Yalamudi | |
Aim:The objective of this work was to document the comorbidities and environmental factors associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) in dermatology Venereology.Methods:A descriptive cross-sectionalstudy was carried out in the Dermatology-Venereology. In the Dermatology-Venereology Departmentover the study period, we received 960 children and 2254 adults. Of these 960 children and 2254 adults, 200 children and 100 adults had AD.Results:Children between 0 and 5 years of age made up the majority of patients, 52% of the pediatric population, while young adults between 19 and 30 years of age made up the majority (40%) of the adult population. The median age at the time of the first episode was 4.7 years ± 4.6 in children. Among adults, the median age at the time of the first episode was 31.9 years ± 17.The main associated comorbidities were rhinitis and conjunctivitis in both children and adults but in different proportions: 50% of cases of rhinitis and 35% of cases of conjunctivitis in children against 34% and 25%, respectively, in adults. Asthma was present in 15% of children.Conclusion:In the Dermatology-Venereology Department, atopic dermatitis was associated with other atopic manifestations, the most frequent of which were rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma. Environmental factorssuch as regular deworming, full vaccination, and living in anurban area were associated with the occurrence of AD. Heat associated with high humidity, skin irritants, and pneumallergens were reported in significant proportions. |
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