%0 Journal Article
%T Perfil nosol¨®gico de centro de refer¨ºncia em dermatologia no estado do Amazonas - Brasil
%A Raposo
%A Adriana Andrade
%A Schettini
%A Ant£¿nio Pedro Mendes
%A Sardinha
%A Jos¨¦ Carlos Gomes
%A Pedrosa
%A Valderiza Louren£¿o
%J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
%D 2011
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
%R 10.1590/S0365-05962011000300007
%X backgrounds: fundaments: skin diseases are associated wih high morbidity, low mortality and low rate of hospitalization. however, they can cause considerable interference in physical and emotional well-being of the individual. several of them reach large population, requiring specific interventions for their control. objective: to describe the frequency of skin disease diagnosed in the dermatology service in manaus, capital of amazonas state. methods: we collected data on registered sex, age, origin and diagnostics for the first consultation of patients attended between january 2000 and december 2007. results: of the 56.024 recorded visits, we obtained 56.720 cases of dermatological diagnoses, being the most common sexually transmitted diseases (25,12%), allergic skin disesases (14,03%), unspecified dermatoses (13,01%), leprosy (6,34%) and acne, seborrhea and related diseases (5,05%). the frequency was similar for both sexes, aged 20-29 years predominated and manaus the origin most reported. conclusions: the pattern of skin diseases identified in this study may serve as a baseline to managers of health system in the region develop strategies for prevention and control of dermatoses, with emphasis on sexually transmitted diseases, allergic skin diseases, leprosy and acne
%K dermatology
%K epidemiology
%K sexually transmitted diseases
%K skin
%K skin diseases.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962011000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en