ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: A confidential, free and specialised consultation of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) was initiated since 1993 in the department of Dermatology of hospital Charles Nicolle. We present the epidemiological and clinical features of this consultation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: It is a retrospective study including patients consulting during a period of 7 years (1993-1999). 546 patients were included. The mean age of our patients was 29 years and the sex-ratio 9. The diagnosis of urethritis was done for 242 patients. This diagnosis was clinic in the most cases. Urethral swabs was done for 71 patients. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated in 56 cases and Chlamydia trachomatis in 15 cases. 41 patients were directed to our consultation for a positive syphilis serology. Condyloma were diagnosed in 23 cases and scabies in 12 cases. HIV serology was positive in 10 cases. In 3 cases, the diagnosis of HIV infection was done in this consultation. DISCUSSION: The epidemiologic profile showed a frequency of young men, bachelors and having multiple sexual partners. Clinically, urethritis was the principal STD observed.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Chlamydia Infections/epidemiology , Condylomata Acuminata/epidemiology , Female , Gonorrhea/epidemiology , HIV Seropositivity/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Referral and Consultation , Sex Factors , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/diagnosis , Syphilis/epidemiology , Tunisia/epidemiology , Urethritis/diagnosis , Urethritis/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Erosive oral lichen planus (EOLP) is uncommon. We present nine cases of EOLP in patients aged from 39 to 77 years. The aim of our retrospective study was to determine the clinical particularities and the treatment difficulties of this disease.
