Sweaty Miliary During the Heat Period in A Sub-Saharan Country (Mali)

Abstract

Considered to be commonplace in our countries, sweaty miliary can be responsible for pruritus with significant socio-professional repercussions. No data are available on this condition in our environment. The aim of this study is to describe sweaty miliary during hot weather in the dermatology hospital of Bamako. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study over a period of 6 months (1 February to 31 July 2019), carried out at the dermatology hospital in Bamako, the study involved all patients received for sweaty miliary without distinction of age, sex or origin and who gave their informed consent. Socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic variables were collected on a survey form, entered and analysed with Epi Info 7.2.2.6. A total of 93 patients (18 males and 75 females) out of 13,000 patients or a frequency of 0.7%. Median age of patients was 11.31 years. The dominant clinical type was crystalline miliaria (sudamina) in 79.56%. Dermocorticoids and zinc oxide were the most used in the treatment and flattening of the abscess in 8 complicated cases.