Nghiên cứu tình hình, đặc điểm bệnh vảy phấn hồng Gibert tại bệnh viện da liễu trung ương

Objectives: To investigate the situations and features of pityriasis rosea Gibert (PRG) at the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology (NHDV). Material and Method: A cross-sectional study based on data of 3,728 patients with PRG who were examined and treated at the NHDV from 01/2007 to 12/2010. Results: For 4 years, there were 3,728 patients with PGR, accounting for 0.54 percent of patients with skin diseases. The pathology occured in both sexes (51.4 percent in women versus 48.6 percent in men; p 0.05), 51.7 percent of patients were from 10 to 29 years old, with 29.3 percent of patients from 20 to 29 years old. 41 percent of patients were students; 16 percent of patients were housewives; 16 percent of patients were administrators; and 1 percent of patients were the retired. The number of patients increased in autumn and winter. Conclusions: PRG accounted for 0.54 percent of skin diseases at NHDV. The pathology mainly affected young people from 10 to 29 years old, and most of them were students.