ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF PARASITIC INFESTATION OF THE SKIN | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 12, Volume 54, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 267-276 PDF (793.16 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2024.373527 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AMIRA SALAH EL-GHANNAM1; GHADA MOHAMED SHAMS2; MARWA S.E. ABD ELRAOUF3; GHADA H. OMAR1 | ||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Public Health and Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted from September 2023 to May 2024, and included 250 patients to assess the out-patients' skin diseases attended Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology clinics at Benha University Hospitals. A questionnaire was designed for their sociodemographic characters. Clinical examination for skin and hair was done in all cases by dermatologist. The results showed that out of total 250 patients there were 941 (59.2%) females and 101 (40.4%) males, aged from 1:60 years. Parasitic skin infestation was found in 113 cases (45.2%). Papular urticaria due to insect bite was the most frequently observed as it was found in (21.2 %) of cases followed by pediculosis capitis (16.8%), scabies (4.4%), demodicosis (2.8%) and cutaneous leshimaniasis (1.6%). Parasitic skin infestation was more in females (61.1%) than in males (38.9%), at age group 6 to18 year (53.1%), and mostly from rural areas (61.9%). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pediculosis; Scabies; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; demodicosis; Papular urticaria | ||
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