PATTERN OF SKIN DISEASES IN PREGNANCY: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
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Pregnancy is a normal physiological process of woman of reproductive age group. In pregnancy there is some chance of developing specific or non-specific skin diseases. The pattern of skin disease may be different in different community.
Aim and objectives: To observe various patterns of skin diseases during pregnancy.
Materials and methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted on 228 pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka during 2024. Clinical history, pregnancy profile and skin manifestation was examined and recorded in a data collection sheet from the participants who were fulfilled the criteria and had given informed written consent to participate.
Results: Mean age of the cases was 23 ±2.36 years. A maximum case was in third trimester of their pregnancy. Most of the skin disease was non-specific for pregnancy. About 75% cases were diagnosed as infective skin disease and 25% was with non-infective skin conditions. There were 25 different skin diseases was identified among in the cases. The top three common skin diseases were superficial dermatophytic infections (37.28%), scabies (31.57%) and bacterial skin infection (6.57).
Conclusion: Dermatophytosis, bacterial skin infection and scabies are the three commonly occurring skin diseases in study subjects. It seems that there is increased susceptibility of infections in pregnancy. On the other hand the frequency of infections also increased in our community irrespective to gender.
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Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Bangladesh Medical University
Assitant Professor, Dermatology & Venereology