Hair and Scalp Disorders in a Tuscan Pediatric Dermatological Outpatient Clinic: A Clinical and Epidemiological Evaluation
October 2015
in “
Medical Principles and Practice
”
TLDR In a Tuscan pediatric clinic, 7.19% of children had hair or scalp disorders, with nonscarring alopecia being the most common.
In a retrospective study from the Pediatric Dermatology Service of Anna Meyer Pediatric Hospital in Florence, Italy, 190 out of 2,640 children (7.19%) were diagnosed with hair or scalp disorders over the course of one year. Nonscarring alopecia was the most common disorder, affecting 31.57% of these patients, with alopecia areata being the predominant type. Other conditions included benign neoplasias, hamartomas, or vascular malformations (29.47%), scalp inflammatory diseases (26.84%), scarring alopecia (7.36%), infections (2.63%), and scalp infestation (1.05%). The study highlighted the significance of hair and scalp diseases in pediatric dermatology and noted a variety of conditions similar to those found in adults. However, the findings are specific to the Tuscan region and may not represent the situation in other areas.
