ABSTRACT
New virus SARS-Cov-2 infection has spread over the world affecting all daily activities, including functioning of health services. Due to pandemic, many hospitals were ordered to re-organize their work. The aim of the current report was to evaluate the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitalizations at the tertiary dermatology department in south-west Poland. Two corresponding periods of 2019 and 2020 were compared in aspect of number of hospitalizations, sex, and age profile of inpatients. We clearly showed a significant reduction of hospitalized patients during the pandemic period, with marked reduction of female patients. Moreover, the significant decrease of admissions to dermatology ward was observed within children and patients older than 70 years. Patients with chronic inflammatory dermatoses (eg, atopic dermatitis, eczemas, lichen planus, pityriasis rubra pilaris) were less often hospitalized during the pandemic period. In contrast, patients suffering from dermatitis due to substances taken internally, erysipelas, syphilis, and primary cutaneous lymphomas constituted significantly higher rate of hospitalized subjects in the year 2020.
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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Skin Diseases/therapy , Tertiary Care Centers/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , COVID-19 , Child , Child, Preschool , Comorbidity , Dermatology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Poland/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2 , Skin Diseases/epidemiology , Young AdultABSTRACT
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y trasversal de los 15 pacientes con micosis fungoide, ingresados en el Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero del 2004 hasta diciembre del 2012, con vistas a determinar las manifestaciones clinicoepidemiológicas de la enfermedad, para lo cual se analizaron las variables: edad, sexo, color de la piel, lesiones cutáneas predominantes, tiempo de evolución y estadio clínico en el momento del diagnóstico. Luego de evaluar los resultados de la serie, se concluyó que existían dificultades para diagnosticar la entidad clínica porque no se contaba con los medios necesarios, lo cual hubiese disminuido el tiempo de evolución entre la aparición de los síntomas y la confirmación de la presencia de esta dermopatía.
A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study of the 15 patients with mycosis fungoides, admitted in the Dermatology Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January, 2004 to December, 2012, with the objective of determining the clinical and epidemiological manifestations of the disease, for which the variables age, sex, skin color, predominant skin lesions, clinical course duration and clinical stage at the moment of the diagnosis were analyzed. After evaluating the results of the series, it was concluded that difficulties existed to diagnose the clinical entity because there were not the necessary means, which would decrease the period of the clinical course between the emergence of the symptoms and the confirmation of the presence of this dermopathy.
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Lymphoma, T-Cell , Mycosis Fungoides , Secondary CareABSTRACT
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de los 51 pacientes con dermopatías por medicamentos, ingresados en el Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero del 2011 hasta diciembre del 2012, para determinar las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de ellos. A tal fin se analizaron las variables: edad, sexo, cuadro clínico, fármacos ingeridos y vía de administración, persona que indicó el medicamento, entre otras. Las erupciones cutáneas por medicamentos se presentaron en una amplia variedad clínica, con predominio del eritema multiforme menor, el tratamiento fue indicado por facultativos en la mayoría de los casos, y entre los grupos de fármacos consumidos con más frecuencia figuraron los antimicrobianos y los analgésicos antiinflamatorios no esteroideos.
A descriptive, cross sectional and prospective study of the 51 patients with dermopathies due to drugs, admitted to the Dermatology Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January, 2011 to December, 2012, to determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of them. For this purpose, the variables age, sex, clinical pattern, ingested drugs and administration route, person who indicated the drug, among others, were analyzed. The skin eruptions due to drugs were presented in a wide clinical variety, with prevalence of the minor multiform erythema, the treatment was indicated by doctors in most of the cases, and among the groups of consumed drugs with more frequency there were the antimicrobians and the non steroids analgesic anti-inflammatory drugs.
