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Quality of life in women with melasma
Hossein Safizade, Simin Shamsi-Meymandi, Yalda Bani-Hashemi,
Volume 1, Issue 4 (12-2010)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Melasma is an acquired symmetrical brown hyperpigmentation of the face or neck. Melasma has been shown to have a significant emotional and psychologic distress on affected patients. Although this pigmentary disorder is more prevalent among women of reproductive age, the effect of melasma on quality of life in this population is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life in patients with melasma attending to dermatology clinics in Kerman city, Iran.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out by clinical examination and questionnaire on 200 patients with melasma. Melasma area and severity index (MASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Melasma Quality of Life Scale (MELASQOL) were used to assess melasma severity and quality of life.
Results: There were 200 women with mean age 31.86±6.42 years old (range: 18-55 years). The mean score of DLQI and MELASQOL were 6.90±4.48 and 40.24±14.95, respectively. In 113 (56.5%) patients, melasma had very large effect on their quality of life. There was a significant correlation between the scores of quality of life questionnaires and MASI (P<0.001). In DLQI scale the most frequent impairment was related to emotional well-being and based on MELASQOL questionnaire, embarrassment due to skin appearance had an important impact on quality of life.
Conclusion: This study revealed that physicians must consider the devastating psychosocial impact of pigmentary imperfections in addition to pharmacological and physical treatment.


Epidemiology of dermatophytosis in patients referred to the medical mycology laboratory of Afzalipoor Faculty of Medicine in Kerman in 2007-2011
Seyed Amin Ayetollahi Mosavi, Hossein Safizadeh, Sanaz Hadizadeh,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (6-2012)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Dermatophytes are keratinophilic fungi that cause infection in the skin, hair and nails. Dermatophytic infections are one of the important health problems in the world that related to social and economic life of communities.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all suspected patients in the medical mycology laboratory of Afzalipoor Faculty in Kerman from March 2007 to March 2011. For each patient after obtaining the detailed history, direct smear, staining and culture on specific media were performed.
Results: Out of 1800 referred cases, 166 patients were positive for dermatophytosis. The highest prevalence of infection was in the under 10 years old (28.31%), men and women were also involved equally. The most common agents of the cutaneous infection were Trichophyton mentagrophytes (45.78%) and T. verrucosum (18.1%). The most common infections were tinea manuum (35.54%), tinea capitis (16.87), and the least common one was tinea faciei (4.82%).
Conclusion: It is necessary to increase the level of community health in order to prevent this dermatophytosis.

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