Pattern of dermatoses in Iraqi children

The prevalence of paediatric dermatoses has risen in Iraq from 33.5% in 1987 to 40.9% in 2010. The objective of this study was to document the pattern of dermatoses in Iraqi children attending the outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 663 children under the age of 12 years who attended fordermatological consultation during 2008. The study showed that the prevailing dermatoses were as follow: infectious [32.3%], eczematous [20,8%], pigmentary [17.8%], papulosquamous [14.2%], drug-induced [4.5%], nutritional deficiency [1.8%] and miscellaneous [8.6%]. The studied patterns of dermatoses were similar to that reported in other developing countries

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory profile of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the middle and north of Iraq: a comparative study

This study determined the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory profile of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G6PD] deficiency in Baghdad [central Iraq] and compared it with previous data from Mosul [northern Iraq]. We reviewed the records of 156 under-5-year-olds with G6PD deficiency admitted to 3 hospitals in Baghdad over a 6-year period. A preponderance of males was noted in both Baghdad and Mosul [1.6:1 and 3.4:1 respectively]. Family history of G6PD deficiency was positive in 19.2% of patients in Baghdad and 13.6% in Mosul. A majority of patients in Baghdad [69.2%] and Mosul [76.1%] showed haemolysis within 1-3 days of exposure to noxious agents. Similarities in the profiles from Baghdad and Mosul suggest that there are similar G6PD variants and similar exposure to precipitating agents