Clinico-epidemiological features of primary hereditary ichthyoses in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Dermatology
A A Al-Zayir, Omar M Al-Amro Al-Alakloby

Abstract

A total of 10 455 new dermatology patients were seen in the dermatology clinics of King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, between January 1990 and December 1995. We identified 71 patients with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of specific forms of primary hereditary ichthyoses (PHI). We have reviewed the epidemiological and clinical features of these patients. To document the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with PHI in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. We used the dermatology out-patient department (OPD) logbooks to identify cases of PHI from new patients presenting with different dermatological problems over a 6-year period. We used specifically designed protocol forms to extract epidemiological and clinical data from the study patients' medical records. These were entered into a computer database and analyzed using standard statistical software. A total of 71 patients, 44 males and 27 females (male : female sex ratio of 1.63 : 1), were identified from a total of 10 455 new patients seen in our dermatology clinics between January 1990 and December 1995. The occurrence rate of PHI, in our clinics, was 0.67% or 7 per 1000 new dermatology cases. The clinical pattern of...Continue Reading

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