Shahrokh Mehrpisheh; Azadeh Memarian
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Background: Skin disorders in neonates can be considered as determining concepts for prognosis and genetic counseling. So far, few studies have investigated the relative frequency of neonatal skin disorders. The present study aimed to investigate cutaneous lesions and their relationship with other variables ...
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Background: Skin disorders in neonates can be considered as determining concepts for prognosis and genetic counseling. So far, few studies have investigated the relative frequency of neonatal skin disorders. The present study aimed to investigate cutaneous lesions and their relationship with other variables in neonates hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 403 neonates hospitalized in the NICU of Rasoul Akram Hospital in 2014. After selecting the patients via convenience sampling, data were collected from the medical records.Results: Of the 403 neonates, 366 (90.8%) had no cutaneous lesions, while 37 (9.2%) had cutaneous lesions. Among the latter group, 18 (48.6%) cases were pathological. According to the results obtained, the gender, type of delivery, gestational age, and reason for hospitalization were not related to the presence of cutaneous lesions and their pathological status (P > 0.05). Moreover, gender, gestational age, and reasons for hospitalization had no significant relationship with the lesion type (P > 0.05). The type of delivery had a statistically significant association with the kind of cutaneous lesions (P = 0.043).Conclusion: Cutaneous lesions in neonates hospitalized in the NICU were less frequent in the present study compared to those in other studies, which can be attributed to the retrospective nature and the lack of direct medical examination of patients.
Tabari Soudabeh Tirgar; Barat Shahnaz; Shakerian Mohammad Ali; Hashemi Kamal; Saeedi Fayyaz
Volume 19, Issue 3 , 2016, , Pages 89-92
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Background: Genital warts are one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases in the world. They are caused by different human papilloma viruses and lesions may have benign to malignant transformation. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of condyloma acuminata in ...
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Background: Genital warts are one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases in the world. They are caused by different human papilloma viruses and lesions may have benign to malignant transformation. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of condyloma acuminata in the spouses of patients with genital warts. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 153 patients with genital warts and their spouses who were referred to dermatology and gynecology clinics of Babol University of Medical Science (North of Iran) between 2009 and 2012. All cases were clinically examined by dermatologists and gynecologists. After obtaining consent, the data including patients’ sex and age, genital wart in the spouse, history of warts in other sites of the body, positive family history of all forms of warts, smoking, addiction, alcohol consumption, and OCP use were collected via a questionnaire and analyzed with t and chi-square tests. P values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: In this study, 100 (65.4%) patients were women and 53 (34.6%) were men. Genital warts were detected in 25.5% of the spouses. The mean age of the patients and their spouses was 30.2±8.7 and 31.5 ±7.4 years, respectively. There was no significant correlation between age and genital wart in the spouse. Conclusion: The results showed that genital warts are a relatively highly infectious disease. Our recommendation for prevention of genital warts is education and clinical examination of the patients’ spouses.
Hasan Edalatkhan; Nayereh Amini Sani; Somayeh Zeynizadeh
Volume 10, Issue 1 , 2007, , Pages 54-59
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Background and aim: It seems that melanocytic nevi, freckle and lentigo are more common in women with melasma, and a common genetic background may exist. In this study the prevalence and number of lentigo, freckle and melanocytic nevus were compared in women with and without melasma.Materials and methods: ...
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Background and aim: It seems that melanocytic nevi, freckle and lentigo are more common in women with melasma, and a common genetic background may exist. In this study the prevalence and number of lentigo, freckle and melanocytic nevus were compared in women with and without melasma.Materials and methods: In a case-control study, 120 women with melasma (case group) and 120 women without melasma (control group), matched for age, were examined by a dermatologist. The singnosis of lesions were done only by clinical observation. Data were analysed by SPSS software using chi-square (or Fisher) test and p<0.05 was considered as significant.Results: The mean age was 29.97±6.6 years in case group and 29.7±6.7 in control group (non significant). Prevalence of freckles was higher in control group (24.3% versus 4.16%, p<0.001). 77 patients (64.1%) in case group and 20 (16.6%) of control group had lentigo (p<0.001). The mean number of lentigo in case group was 25.2 and in control group was 8 (p=0.01). The prevalence of melanocytic nevus in control group was lower than case group (96.6% versus 98.3%), but this difference was not significant. The mean number of melanocytic nevi was 2.8 in control group and 13.2 in case group (p<0.001). Campbell de Morgan angiomas were seen in 26 (21.8%) of case group and in 6 (5%) of control group (p<0.001). The mean number of these angiomas was 1 in control group and 5.2 in case group (p=0.02).Conclusion: The prevalence and number of melanocytic nevi were higher in women who had melasma. Common factors or genes may have a role in appearing of melasma and moles.