Pattern of childhood STDs in a major hospital of East Delhi.
| dc.contributor.author | Bhogal, C S | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Chauhan, S | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Baruah, M C | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-28T08:10:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-05-28T08:10:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-07-28 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Of the 1418 patients with STDs, who attended the STD clinic between January 1996 to December 2000, 50 (3.4%) were children below 14 years of age. Boys (29) were more than girls (21). Syphilis was the most common STD found in these children (46.8%), followed by vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (19.2%), condylomata acuminata (10.6%), gonorrhoea (8.5%), herpes progenitalis (6.4%), chancroid (4.3%), perianal candidosis and perianal molluscum contagiosum (2.1 % each). Three children had more than one STD. A history of sexual abuse could be elicited in 30 children (60%), none of the children were positive of HIV. All children with symptoms pertaining to their genitourinary system should be evaluated thoroughtly for sexual abuse. | en_US |
| dc.description.affiliation | Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Collage of Medical Science and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bhogal CS, Chauhan S, Baruah MC. Pattern of childhood STDs in a major hospital of East Delhi. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2002 Jul-Aug; 68(4): 210-2 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/52217 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.ijdvl.com | en_US |
| dc.title | Pattern of childhood STDs in a major hospital of East Delhi. | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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