Prevalencia de dermatitis seborreica en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil IESS Los Ceibos en el periodo de enero 2021 a mayo 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Seborrheic dermatitis (DS) is a scaly erythematous disease, characterized by a chronic inflammatory picture. It represents 1-6% of the reasons for consultation in Dermatology. It is mainly found in areas with a higher concentration or density of sebaceous glands and can sometimes manifest in certain patients in a more generalized way.(1,2). Objective: To determine the prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis in Hospital General del Norte IESS Ceibos from January 2021 to May 2022. Methodology: This is an observational, descriptive, retrospective recovery study. Results: It was determined that the prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis care is lessthan 6.6%, the male sex presented 57% (n=118), mean age 41.6 ± 8.6 years, the most frequent comorbidity is obesity 31.4% followed by stress 25.12% (n =52), the scalpis the most frequent location of lesions 70.05%(145), followed by the face31.88%(n=66), and the retroauricular region 23.67%(n=49). Most of the patientspresented a Charlson index 0 (73.9%), between 1-2 in 22.7% and ≥2 in 3.3%. Conclusions: The prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis is low, the male sex and the average age of 41.6 is the most frequent, adding to it, the main comorbidity is obesityand stress, the scalp is the most affected.