@article{ajmsm2017532,
author={{Ramezani, Mazaher and Mahmoodi, Rozhano and Almasi, Afshin and Vaisi-Raygani, Asad and Sadeghi, Masoud},
title={Biopsy-based Prevalence of Non-malignant Skin Disorders in Kermanshah City, Iran},
journal={American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine},
volume={5},
number={3},
pages={49--52},
year={2017},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmsm/5/3/2},
issn={2327-6657},
abstract={<b>Background</b><b>:</b> Skin disorders (SDs) consists of 12.4% of all diseases seen by the family physicians and a number of them need to biopsy. The aim of the study is to evaluate the epidemiology of non-malignant SD in the West of Iran. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Between Jun 2012 to Des 2014 in a descriptive study, 401 patients with non-tumoral SD referred to the Special Clinic of Dermatopathology, Kermanshah city, Iran. We asssessed age, sex, referral year, residential place, referral season and clinical characteristics of SD in the patients . <b>Results:</b> The mean age at diagnosis for patients was 38 years. We divided patients based on age to 8 groups that most patients were between 25 to 34 years. . One hundred and seventy six patients (44%) were male. Two hundred and thirty eight patients (86%) were living in Kermanshah city. Autumn and then summer were the most referral season of patients with 30% and 29%, respectively.<b> </b>Four SDs with the most prevalence were discoid lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, lichen planus and morphea with 17.5%, 16.3%, 9.7% and 5%, respectively.<i><b> </b></i><i>Scalp (23.8%), cheek (21.1%) and hand (10.7%) were the most sites of biopsy, respectively. </i><b>Conclusions</b>: The definition of skin disorder prevalence is vital in planning for prevention and therapy in healthcare services. We can also use the results, for more focusing on more prevalent biopsy-based diagnoses in education of pathology residents in academic centers.},
doi={10.12691/ajmsm-5-3-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}