CLINICAL PATTERN OF PAEDIATRIC DERMATOSES IN A TERTIARY CENTRE IN NORTH INDIA

This study was done to determine the clinical pattern of dermatoses in children in North India. All children <12 years presenting to us between May 2019 to March 2020 were recruited. Overall 1650 children (males -776; females- 874) with dermatoses were diagnosed. Infections were the most common dermatoses (56.5%) followed by dermatitis and eczema (10.6%), pigmentary disorders (4.7%), insect bite reaction (6.2%), hair and nail disorders (8.2%), miliaria (6.1%), nutritional deciency disorders (3.8%), urticaria (2.2%), genetic disorders (1.3%), psoriasis (1.8%), drug eruptions (0.3%), and others (4.4%). Pyodermas were the most common dermatoses (49.%) followed by scabies (28.6%) amongst infections and infestations. Atopic dermatitis was noticed only in 3 patients. Insect bite reactions (papular urticarial) and miliaria were attributed to the tropical weather conditions in this coastal area. Genetic disorders including ichthyosis and palmoplantar keratoderma contributed to 2.1% of cases and could be due to the high incidence of consanguinous marriages in this society