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The Prevalence of Scrotal Lesions Among A Sample of Iraqi Patients with Skin Disorders | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-152 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nadheer . A . Matloob | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract A total of 664 patients with scrotal lesions were included in this study with ages ranged from one day to 75 years and a mean age of 32.3 years , 284 (42.7%) of all patients were within the 3rd and the 4th decades of life . This work showed that 112 ( 16.9 % ) of all patients had lichen simplex chronicus followed by scabies which was seen in 74 ( 11.2 % ) of the patients . The group of the common skin disorders was the largest group in which 254 ( 38.2 % ) of the patients lied followed by the group of the infectious diseases [including SADS (Sexually Acquired Diseases)] in which 205 ( 30.9 % ) of the patients lied , the study also showed that the most common skin disorder which affects adult scrotum was lichen simplex chronicus while candidiasis was the commonest in pediatrics. This two years study showed that the prevalence rate in the out patient clinic regarding scrotal lesions in different skin disorders 6.3 % (664 from 10500 male patients ). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in Iraq which dealt with this subject. Key words :Prevalence ,scrotum, skin disorders | ||
| Keywords | ||
| prevalence; Scrotum; skin disorders | ||
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