Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Pediatric patients can present with a wide range of skin diseases. The present study was conducted to determine clinical and histopathological findings of skin lesion in children. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 82 child patients age ranged 1-14 years. For skin biopsy, 1% lignocaine was given subcutaneously for local anesthesia. Biopsies were taken and preserved in 10% formalin which sent to the pathology department for analysis. Results: Out of 82 patients, male child were 38 and female child were 44. Age group 1-5 years had 21 patients, 6-10 years had 29 and 11-14 years had 32 patients. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Histopathological diagnosis was vascular tumor in 2, nevi in 15, tumor and cysts of epidermis in 11, eczema in 27, neutrophilic dermatoses in 15 and papulosquamous lesion in 12 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that most common histopathological findings in child patients were eczema and neutrophilic dermatoses. Biopsy is useful in diagnosis of lesions in children. Key words: Eczema, Neutrophilic dermatoses, Histopathology.