Chilblains in Turkey: a case-control study

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dc.contributor.authorAkkurt, Z. Meltem
dc.contributor.authorUcmak, Derya
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Kenan
dc.contributor.authorYuruker, Safiye Kutlu
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Heybet Ozkaya
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:18:08Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:18:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Chilblains are rather common in winter months in our country. OBJECTIVES: Determination of demographical and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with chilblains in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Evaluation of body mass index (BMI) as risk factor for development of chilblains. METHODS: Sixty-nine patients who were diagnosed as chilblains at our outpatient clinics were included in this study. No exclusion criteria were sought. Demographical data including height and weight and answers to questions related to personal history were recorded. A control group consisting of 108 controls were chosen from among patients presenting with complaints of hair loss. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 17.0. RESULTS: Of the 69 patients with chilblains, 45 (65.2%) were females and 24 (34.8%) were males. Mean age (+/- SD) of the patients was 21 +/- 9. 71.2% of the patients complained of itching, 51.6% of pain, 31.3% of burning in the lesions. 61.3% of the patients reported recurrence of the lesions every winter season. Mean BMI of the patients was 20.5 +/- 2.9. Mean BMI of the controls was 22.4 +/- 3.7 and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Low BMI may be a risk factor contributing to development of chilblains in persons exposed to cold weather conditions. Apart from external factors, there seems to be a personal tendency to develop lesions, as many patients report recurrences every year. Diagnosis of chilblains requires wariness, as history of cold exposure may not be evident.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142376
dc.identifier.endpage50en_US
dc.identifier.issn0365-0596
dc.identifier.issn1806-4841
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24626647
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84896030611
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage44en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142376
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/18631
dc.identifier.volume89en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000333043300005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnais Brasileiros De Dermatologia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectChilblainsen_US
dc.subjectCold Climateen_US
dc.titleChilblains in Turkey: a case-control studyen_US
dc.titleChilblains in Turkey: a case-control study
dc.typeArticleen_US

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