The Pattern of Common Childhood Dermatoses in Ibadan.
Abstract
Summary: 128 children were seen out of a total of 1,408 patients in the Dermatology clinic, University College Hospital, Ibadan, from Janu ary, 1970-December, 1971. The commonest paediatric skin condition in the present series was infantile eczema constituting 25 per cent of the cases. The eczema was common among children in the upper socio-economic group, while infections formed the bulk of skin ailments seen in the low income class. It is suggested that climate and environmental sanitation jointly play a part in determining the incidence of many skin diseases.
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