SKIN DISEASES; PREVALENCE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN HYDERABAD: SINDH, PAKISTAN

Pattern of skin diseases in patients visiting a tertiary care health facility at Hyderabad, Pakistan.

BACKGROUND The morbidity associated with skin diseases makes them an important public health problem. Very scanty literature is found on the problem which is either disease-based, community based or a specified population group-based. Objective of this study was to assess the pattern of skin diseases in patients and to determine their relation with demographic characteristics. METHODS This de...

Litholapaxy at Hyderabad (Sindh)

Prevalence of skin diseases in primary school students in Ahwaz

Background: Determination of the prevalence of diseases is an important step in health programs. Objective: To determine the prevalence of skin diseases in primary school students in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in March and April 1995 (Esfand 1373, Farvardin 1374) in Ahwaz. 3000 male and 3000 female primary school students were examined for the presence of s...

Keith's Perineal Litholapaxy at Hyderabad (Sindh)

Skin diseases in athletes

Sports and the development of nations are very much intertwined. Sports dermatology is a growing discipline. Athletes’ skin diseases are a distinct group of diseases, and that repetitive physical activity combined with environmental stressors puts the athlete at the highest level of risk.The purpose of this study is to equip physicians with basic knowledge of skin diseases in athletes. Lack of ...