Objective: It is intended to determine the dermatological diseases and demographic features of Syrian child asylum seekers who applied to our outpatient clinic. Material and Methods: In this study, the data of the Syrian pediatric patients between the ages of 0-17 years who were examined in the dermatology outpatient clinic between 2014 and 2019 were analyzed retrospectively, and the data obtained were detailed according to age groups and years. Results: Total of 450 patients were included in the study. There were 270 (60%) female and 180 (40%) male patients. The most common disease groups among all cases were infections and infestations (41.4%), dermatitis and eczema (26.1%) and disorders of skin appendages (22.3%), respectively. The most common diseases were scabies (13.1%), acne vulgaris (11%) and contact dermatitis (8.5%). When the diagnoses were examined by age groups, it was found that acne vulgaris was seen most frequently in the 12-17 age group, and scabies in other age groups. Evaluation based on years showed that the prevalence of infectious dermatological disease significantly decreased (p=0.002). Conclusion: The findings indicate that Syrian children are under risk in terms of numerous skin diseases, primarily the infectious dermatological diseases. However, it was determined that the infectious dermatological disease risk significantly decreased within the five-year period when they lived in our country.
Keywords: Child; asylum seekers; dermatology; demography; scabies
Amaç: Polikliniğimize başvuran Suriyeli çocuk sığınmacıların dermatolojik hastalıkları ve demografik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada 2014-2019 yılları arasında, dermatoloji polikliniğinde muayenesi yapılmış, 0-17 yaş aralığındaki, Suriye uyruklu çocuk hastaların verileri retrospektif olarak incelenmiş, elde edilen veriler yaş grupları ve yıllara göre detaylandırılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 450 hasta dahil edildi. Olguların 270 (%60)'i kız, 180 (%40)'i erkek idi. Tüm olgular arasında en sık görülen hastalık grupları sırasıyla enfeksiyon ve enfestasyonlar (%41,4), dermatit ve egzema (%26,1) ve deri eklerinin bozuklukları (%22,3) idi. En sık görülen hastalıklar ise skabiyes (%13,1), akne vulgaris (%11) ve kontak dermatit (%8,5) idi. Tanılar yaş gruplarına göre incelendiğinde, 12-17 yaş grubunda en sık akne vulgaris, diğer yaş gruplarında ise skabiyes görüldü. Yıllara göre yapılan değerlendirmede bulaşıcı dermatolojik hastalık prevalansının anlamlı olarak azaldığı görüldü (p=0,002). Sonuç: Elde ettiğimiz sonuçlar Suriyeli çocukların,başta bulaşıcı dermatolojik hastalıklar olmak üzere pek çok deri hastalığı açısından tehdit altında olduğunu göstermektedir. Fakat ülkemizde yaşadıkları beş yıllık süre içerisinde bulaşıcı dermatolojik hastalık riskinin anlamlı olarak azaldığı görülmüştür.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Çocuk; sığınmacılar; dermatoloji; demografi; skabiyes
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