The Frequency of Skin Diseases among Smokers Compared with that of the Non-Smokers Individuals

A. AL-Shemary, Fadhil; R. Al-Rawi, Jamal; E. Sharquie, Khalifa

	The Frequency of Skin Diseases among Smokers Compared with that of the Non-Smokers Individuals
IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 210-214
Authors
Fadhil A. AL-Shemary; Jamal R. Al-Rawi; Khalifa E. Sharquie
Abstract
Background: It is well-known that smoking has hazardous effect on many systems like pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. Also cigarette smoke might affect the skin causing change in patterns of skin diseases. Objectives: The aim of present work is to study the frequency & pattern of skin diseases among smokers and non smokers. Patients & Methods: A cross-sectional study of analytic componant was conducated in the out patient clinic of Dermatology and Venereology, Baghdad Teaching Hospital in the period extending from April 2002 through October 2003. A total of 900 male patients age matched smokers and non-smokers with various skin disease were studied, (452 smokers, 448 non-smokers). Full dermatological & clinical examination was done to establish the correct diagnosis of skin disease. Results: The present work had shown that many skin diseases were significantly more frequent among smokers than non-smokers with (P=0.045-0.003, OR=1.69-2.26) like skin infections, psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis, cystic and keloidal acne, scabies and warts. Other diseases such as acne vulgaris, oral aphthous ulceration, vitiligo and pityriasis rosea, showed lower frequency rate among smokers compared with non-smokers, (P=0.044 - 0.01). Conclusion: Cigarette smoking is an important preventable and an associated factor of many skin diseases. Keywords: Skin disease, Smokers, Non-smoker,
Keywords
Skin disease; Smokers; non; Smoker

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