Clinical Spectrum of Dermatoses among Paediatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Mymensingh Bangladesh

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Introduction: Skin conditions in babies and children may include rashes, hives, warts, acne, bruises, etc. Such conditions may be caused by dermatitis, viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections, or other illnesses. Treatments vary depending on the symptoms and can range from anti-itch creams to painkillers to antibiotics. Objective: To assess the clinical spectrum of dermatoses among paediatric patients. Methods & Materials: It was a retrospective descriptive study conducted in children attending the out-patients Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Mymensingh Medical College & Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from January to December 2022. There were total of 300 patients in this study.  Children from day 1 to 14 years were enrolled in the study. Results:  Total 300 patients in this study. The mean age of the patients was 4.18±2.97 years. There were 178 (59.3%) male patients and 122 (40.7%) female patients. M: F ratio was 1.45:1. Majority of the patients were of preschool age (34%) followed by school aged children, adolescents and infants. Infants constituted 12% of all the patients. According to the descending order of prevalence they were infections (45%), eczema (18%), urticaria (6%), pilosebaceous unit disorders (3.6%). Infection was common in preschoolers and eczema among school children. Bacterial infection constituted 40% of infections. Bacterial infection was most common in preschool children, fungal infection in adolescents and parasitic infection in preschool children. Viral infection was of equal prevalence in preschool, school children and adolescents. Viral infection was of low prevalence in infants. Conclusion: Infectious and allergic skin diseases were the major skin problems among children.