한국인 기미환자의 5개 대학병원 다기관 임상역학연구
- Title
- 한국인 기미환자의 5개 대학병원 다기관 임상역학연구
- Other Titles
- Clinicoepidemiological Features of Melasma in Korean Patients at Five University Hospitals: A Cross-sectional Multicenter Study
- Author
- 고주연
- Keywords
- Melasma; Korean; Questionnaire; Aggravating factors
- Issue Date
- 2016-07
- Publisher
- 대한피부과학회
- Citation
- 대한피부과학회지 (2016), v. 54, NO. 7, Page. 532-537
- Abstract
- Background: Melasma is a common acquired hyperpigmentation disorder that predominantly affects the face. It frequently occurs in women with darker skin types and severely impacts quality of life.
Objective: To characterize the clinicoepidemiological features and triggering or aggravating factors of melasma in Korean patients.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the dermatology clinics of five university hospitals in Korea.
Between January 2011 and August 2012, 411 patients with melasma completed a questionnaire about the clinical and aggravating factors associated with their melasma.
Results: The study population consisted of 400 women and 11 men aged 22∼73 years (mean age, 42.8±9.92 years). Triggering or aggravating factors were sun exposure (68.4%), pregnancy (27.0%), and emotional stress (24.8%). Interestingly, 61.1% of patients complained of sensitive/inflammatory features such as erythema, itching, and a stinging sensation. Dryness was the most common aggravating factor, followed by erythema/redness and itching/stinging. Concomitant pigmentary disorders included post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation in 15.1% of patients, followed by pigmented contact dermatitis, and acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules.
Conclusion: It is well known that sun exposure and hormonal changes are the most common triggers of melasma;
however, sensitive/inflammatory features may aggravate melasma in East Asian patients. Therefore, these individual and racial differences should be considered in the prevention and treatment of melasma.
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- http://kiss.kstudy.com/thesis/thesis-view.asp?key=3461191https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/74569
- ISSN
- 0494-4739
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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