The multidisciplinary evaluation of dermatosis seen after Van earthquake

Year 2014, Volume: 41 Issue: 4, 647 - 650, 01.12.2014

Hacer Hicran Beyca Hasan Hüseyin Mutlu Banu Erkalma Şenateş Zafer Türkoğlu İlkin Zindancı

https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.04.0492

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Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the patients with dermatological diseases those were observed and treated and the referred to the hospital for dermatosis by the dermatologists, family physicians, plastic surgeons and orthopedists that worked in 10 day rescue mission in Van region. Methods: Totally 380 patients (139 female, 241 male) with dermatological problems referred to Van Region Hospital were evaluated by orthopedists, family physicians, plastic surgeons and dermatologists between 12-23 November 2011. Patients were divided into two groups; Group A consisted of patients whose complaints started before the earthquake and group B consisted of patients whose complaints started after the earthquake. The two groups were compared for dermatological diseases. Results: Totally 380 patients (139 female, 241 male) were evaluated. There were 151 and 229 patients in Group A and B, respectively. The mean age of patients was 30 ± 18 and 28 ± 17 in Group A and B, respectively. The most observed dermatological diseases in group A were erythemasquamose diseases (% 27.1) (eczema, mycosis fungoides, xeroderma, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, figured erythema), and in group B were bacterial infections (%27.5). Conclusion: Nonhygienic conditions (snow, cold, mud) leads to bacterial skin infection and traumatic skin lacerations. Helps those made arbitrarily may cause tent fires which giving rise to physical dermatosis.

Keywords

Earthquake, erythematosquamose diseases, bacterial infections

Van depremi sonrası görülen dermatozların multidisipliner değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Van bölgesinde deprem döneminde on günlük süre zarfında kurtarma ekibinde görevli dermatolog, aile hekimi, plastik cerrah, ortopedist hekimlerin gözlemleyip, tedavi uyguladıkları ve ilk yardım hastanesine deri problemleri ile başvuran hastalar değerlendirildi. Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 12-23 Kasım 2011 arasında Van Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Acil ve polikliniklerine deri problemleri nedeniyle başvuran ve ortopedi, aile hekimi, plastik cerrahi ve dermatoloji uzmanları tarafından görülen toplam 380 hasta (139 kadın, 241 erkek) alındı. Hastalar yakınmaları deprem öncesi başlayan (Grup A) ve deprem sonrası başlayan (Grup B) şeklinde iki gruba ayrıldı. Her iki grup dermatolojik hastalıklar açısından karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 380 hasta (139 kadın, 241 erkek) alındı. A grubunda toplam 151 hasta, B grubunda ise 229 hasta vardı. Hastaların yaş ortalaması A grubunda 30 ± 18 iken B grubunda 28 ± 17 idi. En sık görülen dermatolojik hastalık, deprem öncesi eritemaskuamöz hastalıklar (egzema, mikozis fungoides, kseroderma, atopik dermatit, seboreik dermatit, figüre eritemler) iken, deprem sonrası ise bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar idi. Sonuç: Hijyenik olmayan koşullar (kar, soğuk, çamur) ile temas özellikle bakteriyel deri enfeksiyonlarını, travmatik deri yaralanmalarını arttırmakta, plansız alelacele deprem yardımları ise çadır yangınlarına yol açarak ciddi fiziksel dermatozlara neden olmaktadır.

Keywords

Deprem, eritemaskuamöz hastalıklar, bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar

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