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Abstract：
Background and Objectives: Dermatological disorders are highly prevalent among children in Pakistan. The present cross-sectional study aims to identify the spectrum of dermatological conditions among children and adolescents in Pakistan. Materials and Methods: A total of 582 patients (50.9% males; 49.1% females) were included in the study based on their age (5.7 ± 4.1 years), dermatological condition, and epidemiology. The youngest patient was aged ten days, whereas the eldest was seventeen. Age criteria were further stratified into three categories: infants and toddlers (≤5 years), children (≥5 to <12 years), and adolescents (≥12 to <18 years). Amongst them, the majority was from Punjab (81.6%), while the other regions included were Azad Jammu and Kashmir (14.4%), Islamabad (3.3%), and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (0.7%). Results: Scabies was the highest reported skin condition with 281 (45.55%) patients, followed by 114 (19.6%) with eczema, 60 (10.3%) with dermatitis, 33 (5.7%) with tinea capitis, 17 (2.9%) with tinea corporis, 16 (2.7%) with impetigo, and 15 (2.6%) with folliculitis. Other conditions include urticaria, burns, infections, pediculosis, tinea inguinalis, tinea faciei, nappy rashes, alopecia, warts, tinea incognito, tinea cruris, and acne vulgaris. The chi-squared test showed a high prevalence of tinea corporis and acne among adolescents (12-17 years), whereas eczema, dermatitis, and impetigo were more prevalent among infants and toddlers. Conclusions: Pets or livestock and poor hygiene were found to be highly reported risk factors for many dermatological conditions like scabies and fungal infections. Dermatological conditions are common in younger individuals, but unfortunately, many children do not receive the desired medical assistance.
摘要：
背景和目的：皮肤病在巴基斯坦儿童中非常普遍。本横断面研究旨在确定巴基斯坦儿童和青少年的皮肤病学状况。材料和方法：根据年龄（5.7±4.1岁），共纳入582例患者（男性50.9％；女性49.1％）。皮肤病，和流行病学。最小的病人十天大,而最大的是十七岁。年龄标准进一步分为三类：婴儿和幼儿（≤5岁），儿童（≥5至<12岁），和青少年（≥12至<18岁）。在他们当中,大多数来自旁遮普邦(81.6%)，而其他地区包括阿扎德查谟和克什米尔（14.4%），伊斯兰堡（3.3%），和开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省(0.7%)。结果：在281例（45.55％）患者中，报告的皮肤状况最高，其次是114例(19.6%)湿疹，60（10.3％）患有皮炎，33（5.7％）患有头癣，17例（2.9％）患有体癣，16（2.7％）患有脓疱病，毛囊炎15例（2.6%）。其他条件包括荨麻疹，烧伤,感染,菌病,腹股沟癣,面癣,尿布疹,脱发,疣,隐姓埋名的癣,股癣,还有寻常痤疮.卡方测试表明，青少年（12-17岁）中体癣和痤疮的患病率很高，而湿疹，皮炎,脓疱病在婴儿和幼儿中更为普遍。结论：发现宠物或牲畜以及不良卫生状况是许多皮肤病如sc疮和真菌感染的高度报告的危险因素。皮肤病在年轻人中很常见，但不幸的是,许多儿童没有得到所需的医疗援助。
