Dermatoses na infância: perfil dos pacientes atendidos no mutirão de dermatologia pediátrica

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The present study aims to trace a pattern of patients referred to the specialized centers of pediatric dermatology, which were attended in a workforce on 2016. METHODS: It is a retrospective, cross-sectioned, observational and analytical study. Data were collected from the medical records. Children and adolescents from zero to sixteen years of age were included. Provided data were: age, sex, time of disease progression, previous treatments, comorbidities, diagnostic hypotheses, performed conducts, and outcomes. RESULTS: Of the 261 patients, 59% female, 13.8% infants, 31.4% preschoolers, 31.8% school, and 22.9% teenagers. The majority (62.5%) had no comorbidities, and among the 98 who presented some, a predominance of atopic diseases was observed: rhinitis in 22.6% and asthma in 15%. The majority, 63.2%, had already received some type of treatment. Eczematous disorders were the most prevalent (37.2%), followed by infectious ones (21%), benign hyperplasias and neoplasms (15.7%). Atopic dermatitis occurred in 19.9% of patients. Among the infections, viral infections occurred in a greater number (11.8%), mainly in the preschool and school groups. Among the glandular disorders, acne was the most frequent (11.5%), and its highest prevalence was in adolescents. More than a half, 52.5% of the patients were discharged, 32.6% were referred to pediatric dermatology and 9.6% were directed to maintain the follow-up in primary care. CONCLUSION: Eczematous disorders were the most frequent skin diseases, followed by infectious ones and by the group of benign hyperplasias and neoplasms. Among eczemas, atopic dermatitis was the most prevalent.