Spectrum of study of Skin lesions in a teaching Hospital
Journal Title: Perspectives In Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Skin is the largest organ that covers and protects the body .Skin holds body fluids and prevents from dehydration, restricts harmful microbes entering into the body and prevents infections, nerve endings in the skin makes the feel of warm, cold and touch, maintains the temperature of the body and also helps in synthesis of vitamin D from the sunlight. Anything that causes irritation of the skin,clogging, or inflammation of the skin leads to symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning sensation, and varying degrees of itching. Materials and Methods : A total of 150 cases were included in the study for a period of one year. All the patients with various skin lesions with complaints of itching, redness and pain/painless were included in the study. Age group included in the study was ranged from 15 years to 64 years. Results : Out of 150 cases, most of the cases were noted in females than male, 58 cases in males and 92 cases in females. Male to Female ratio 1:1.6. In our study the histopathological examination turned out to be the most important diagnostic aid in skin lesions as most of the clinical diagnoses were not accurate- which could be due to the similar way of presentation of various lesions and close relation with the other skin lesions. Conclusion : Most of the skin lesions mimic each other due to the site and symptoms of presentation. In such case histopathological examination of the biopsy tissue gives a confirmed diagnosis.
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Mahesh Kumar
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