Research Article

Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients

Volume: 75 Number: 4 January 20, 2023
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Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the reasons for the dermatology consult of patients who were hospitalized in a pediatric clinic in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: Analyzed in this study were 614 patients, aged 0-18 years, who were hospitalized in pediatrics clinics and requested dermatology consultation, between January 2014 and June 2020. The ages, genders of the patients, services requesting consultation, dermatological diagnoses, procedure and examinations required to reach the diagnosis, and treatment modality were obtained from the hospital database retrospectively. Data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for the analysis. Results: A total of 71 different dermatological diagnoses were observed according to the International Classification of Disease 11. The patients who were given only medical advice without a diagnosis were grouped under the category of “rash, unspecified” and this was the leading category, with (16.1%) patients. The second category was “exanthematous drug eruption” with (8%) patients, followed by “graft versus host disease” with (6.5%) patients, “dermatitis or eczema, unspecified” with (5%) patients. Most of the patients were diagnosed with clinical findings, skin biopsy was implemented for (17.7%) patients and (5.5%) patients were asked for bacterial or fungus cultures. Moreover, (15%) patients were requested to have further procedures. Topical treatment was applied to (47.9%) of the patients, systemic treatment to (9%), local and systemic treatment together to (22%), one of excision, cryosurgery, and electrocautery to (1.5%), while no treatment was given to (19.7%). Conclusion: The results obtained in the current study showed that the reasons for dermatology clinic consultations by pediatric patients in different centers may vary and which diseases are these reasons in a tertiary health care center cross-sectionally.

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Ethical Statement

Çalışmaya başlamadan önce Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İnsan Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu’ndan etik onayı alınmıştır (karar no: İ10-637-20, tarih: 27.11.2020).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dermatology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 20, 2023

Submission Date

June 3, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 11, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 75 Number: 4

APA
Öktem, A., Özoğul, K., Erkanoğlu, G. L., Kızılırmak, D., Bayındır, B., & Şanlı, H. (2023). Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 75(4), 486-490. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986
AMA
1.Öktem A, Özoğul K, Erkanoğlu GL, Kızılırmak D, Bayındır B, Şanlı H. Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2023;75(4):486-490. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986
Chicago
Öktem, Ayşe, Kübra Özoğul, Gözde Laden Erkanoğlu, Dilan Kızılırmak, Beliz Bayındır, and Hatice Şanlı. 2023. “Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 75 (4): 486-90. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986.
EndNote
Öktem A, Özoğul K, Erkanoğlu GL, Kızılırmak D, Bayındır B, Şanlı H (January 1, 2023) Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 75 4 486–490.
IEEE
[1]A. Öktem, K. Özoğul, G. L. Erkanoğlu, D. Kızılırmak, B. Bayındır, and H. Şanlı, “Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 486–490, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986.
ISNAD
Öktem, Ayşe - Özoğul, Kübra - Erkanoğlu, Gözde Laden - Kızılırmak, Dilan - Bayındır, Beliz - Şanlı, Hatice. “Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 75/4 (January 1, 2023): 486-490. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986.
JAMA
1.Öktem A, Özoğul K, Erkanoğlu GL, Kızılırmak D, Bayındır B, Şanlı H. Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2023;75:486–490.
MLA
Öktem, Ayşe, et al. “Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 75, no. 4, Jan. 2023, pp. 486-90, doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Öktem, Kübra Özoğul, Gözde Laden Erkanoğlu, Dilan Kızılırmak, Beliz Bayındır, Hatice Şanlı. Pediatric Inpatients Requesting Dermatology Consultation in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of 614 Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2023 Jan. 1;75(4):486-90. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2023.02986

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