尼日利亚COVID-19大流行期间皮肤病诊断的趋势:一项回顾性研究
C C Anaje1, O I Ezejiofor1, N A Enechukwu1
1Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria Phone number: 08037756969;
West African journal of medicine
|September 29, 2024
概括
COVID-19大流行改变了尼日利亚皮肤病诊断诊所的皮肤病诊断,病例减少了,但过敏性接触性皮肤炎和红性狼病例更多. 这种理解有助于未来的流行病准备.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响了全球公共卫生和医疗保健服务,包括撒哈拉以南非洲的皮肤科门诊.
- 关于大流行病对该地区皮肤病诊断模式的具体影响的研究有限.
- 了解这些变化对于为未来的健康危机准备皮肤病学服务至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查COVID-19大流行之前和期间皮肤病诊所内诊断模式的变化.
- 为了比较大流行期间各种皮肤疾病的患病率与前一年.
主要方法:
- 一项回顾性研究分析了尼日利亚Nnamdi Azikiwe大学教学医院的皮肤病门诊诊断.
- 2020年3月至8月期间 (大流行期间) 的诊断情况与2019年同期的诊断情况进行比较.
- 在分析中包括534名患者和559个诊断.
主要成果:
- 虽然平均每周诊所访问量保持稳定,但整体皮肤病门诊患者数量下降了25.8%.
- 在大流行期间常见的诊断包括,,亚托邦性皮肤炎,皮肤植物病和pityriasis versicolor.
- 观察到病诊断的显著下降,与过敏性接触性皮肤炎,prurigo nodularis,角膜炎,血瘤和红性狼的增加形成对比.
结论:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,皮肤病诊断模式发生了显著的变化,尽管对每周访问量的影响很小.
- 过敏性接触性皮肤炎和红斑狼等疾病的发病率增加需要注意.
- 了解这些不断变化的模式对于优化医院在流行病期间的准备和应对策略至关重要.
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