%0 Journal Article
%T Profile of sexually transmitted diseases in pediatric patients
%A Burzin Kavina
%A Parmar K
%A Rao M
%A Bilimoria F
%J Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
%D 2007
%I Medknow Publications
%X Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are an important cause of morbidity in pediatric patients. The purpose for carrying out the present study is to study the clinico-epidemiological profile of pediatric patients attending the STD clinic of Civil Hospital Ahmedabad. Out of total 1870 patients with various STDs, 37 (1.98%) were children below 15 years of age. Males comprised of 29 (78.4%) cases. The majority of the patients 26 (70.3%) with STDs belonged to the age group of 11-15 years. Herpes progenitalis was the most common STD reported in 35.1% of cases, followed by syphilis (32.4%), and condyloma acuminata (10.8%). History of homosexual contact was reported in 43.2% of cases while child sex abuse (CSA) was reported in 27% of cases. Two cases were seropositive for HIV.
%K Child sex abuse
%K HIV
%K pediatric STDs
%U http://www.ijstd.org/article.asp?issn=0253-7184;year=2007;volume=28;issue=2;spage=76;epage=78;aulast=Burzin