爪疾患の流行病学と傾向 (2014-2024):単一の高等教育センターの研究
まとめ
ネイル関連の診察は,皮膚科のケアにおいてますます重要になってきています. オニコミコシスは減少しており,縦横のメラノニキアとアクリラート誘発の爪の変化は増加しています.
科学分野:
- 皮膚科 皮膚科について
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 爪の障害は一般的であり,すべての年齢層に影響します.
- 高等外来皮膚科クリニックでは,様々な爪の症状を治療しています.
- ネイル関連の訪問 (NRV) の傾向を理解することは,リソースの配分に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 10年以上にわたり,皮膚科クリニックにおける爪関連の診察 (NRV) のワークロードと進化傾向を分析する.
- 爪疾患における人口統計的および診断的変化を特定する.
- 外科皮膚科で現われる爪の状況の変化を評価する.
主な方法:
- 2014年1月から2024年2月までのシェバ医療センターのすべてのNRVの遡及レビュー.
- 患者の人口統計,訪問割合,診断カテゴリーの分析.
- 10年間の研究期間における傾向の比較.
主要な成果:
- NRVは,皮膚科の診察総数の4.8%を占めた (4,241人の患者からの9,064件の診察).
- 年間NRVは一貫して増加し,2024年初頭までに6.8%に達した.
- オニコミコシスの頻度は減少し,縦横のメラノニキア,アクリラート誘発の爪の変化,内角の爪が増加した. 小児および高齢者のNRVは上昇し,若い成人のNRVは減少した.
結論:
- ネイル関連の診察は,皮膚科の外来診療の重要かつ成長するセグメントです.
- 診断パターンは変化しており,オニコマイコシスが著しく減少し,他の疾患が増加しています.
- これらの流行病学的変化は,ナイル疾患の臨床実践と資源管理の適応を必要としています.
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