A CLINICO-AETIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CASES OF ERYTHRODERMA ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH-EAST INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 42
Abstract
BACKGROUND Erythroderma is the term used for any inflammatory skin disease that affects more than 90% of the body surface area.1 It has many underlying causes and finding the aetiology helps in proper management of cases. Aim- To study and analyse the different causes of erythroderma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was performed in Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar, Assam. A total of 30 cases of erythroderma were studied with respect to epidemiological, clinical and histological finding. RESULTS Among 30 cases, 21 were male and 9 were female patients with male-to-female ratio of 2.3: 1 and mean age of incidence was found to be 53.26% yrs. In our study, the most common aetiology was found to be psoriasis (n= 14, 46.6%), atopic dermatitis (n= 5, 16.6%), drug-induced erythroderma (n= 3, 10%), allergic contact dermatitis (n= 3, 10%), dermatophytosis and pemphigus foliaceus (one case each) and 3 idiopathic cases (10%). CONCLUSION Although clinical presentation of most of the patients was similar, a detailed history, physical examination and histopathological examination helped us to reach most of the diagnosis.
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Jahnabi Boruah, Bhaskar Gupta
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