Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017
A STUDY ON CUTANEOUS INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN REPORTING TO THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND PAEDIATRICS
Dr. K. Punithavathi, Dr. M. Selvakumar, Dr. P. Kalyanakumar
Abstract :
<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">INTRODUCTION</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Skin ailments particularly infections and infestations are a common public health problem in developing countries like India with children being especially vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">AIMS AND OBJECTIVES <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of skin infections among children attending Dermatology and Paediatric department of Tirunelveli Medical college hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">RESULT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">In our study we found bacterial infections especially impetigo was commonly encounted followed by parasitic infestation and fungal infection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">CONCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">This study reflects the poor immune status of children.We should educate the parents regarding childrens personal hygiene and balanced diet to overcome these challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dr.K.Punithavathi, Dr.M.Selvakumar, Dr.P.Kalyanakumar, A STUDY ON CUTANEOUS INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN REPORTING TO THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND PAEDIATRICS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-6, Issue-1, January‾2017