THỰC TRẠNG VÀ ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG CỦA MỘT SỐ BỆNH DA Ở TRẺ EM TẠI TRƯỜNG MẦM NON THÀNH PHỐ THANH HÓA

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the prevalance and clinical characteristics of impetigo, scabies, superficial fungal, atopic dermatitis, and pruritic papules in preschool children in Thanh Hoa city. Methods: A cross-sectional study on 600 childrens aged 12 - 72 months old at 6 preschools of Thanh Hoa city including 3 public schools (Dong Ve ward, Phu Son ward, Ba Dinh ward) and 3 private schools (Sun Garden, Vietkid, Thanh Xuan Nam) from August 2021 to August 2022. Results and conclusions: The pravalance of preschool childrens with skin diseases in Thanh Hoa city is 93/600 children (15.5%). Atopic dermatitis accounted for the largest number (62.4%), followed by impetigo (11.8%) and pruritic papules (11.8%). The prevalence of the disease is relatively even between the two groups of public and private school students. The group <24 months had the highest rate of skin disease with 24.1%. With regard to impetigo, all subjects with impetigo had bullous signs. Limbs are the most commonly found lesions due to impetigo (54.6%). For scabies, all students had vesicular lesions of scabies. Hands and feet are the most obvious affected sites, followed by the inner arm. For superficial fungal diseases, the head and trunk are the two most affected sites. All cases are of localized nature. For atopic dermatitis, the lesions were reddened (32.8%), watery and exudative (25.9%). Hands, feet and face and neck are the most affected locations. There are 69% cases among people with VD have a family history of this disease. For papules, vesicles (63.6%) were the most common symptom among students in the study group. Hands (45.5%) and legs (45.5%) are the main sites of injury. Lesions were found mostly scattered (72.7%).