Table III.
Study data on the physical distribution of hand eczema in pediatrics
| Source | Setting | Study design (yrs) | Age of study participants included (yrs) | No. of total participants | No. of participants with lifetime prevalence of hand eczema (%) | Out of all participants reporting lifetime prevalence of hand eczema, No. of those with: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand diffusely affected (%) | Fingers/finger-webs/lateral fingers (%) | Dorsal hands (%) | Palms (%) | Fingertips (%) | ||||||
| Dotterud & Falk,5 1995 |
Norway; Multiple schools |
Cross-sectional (1995) | 7-12 | 551 | 36 (6.5) | NR | NR | 14 (38.9) | 1 (2.8) | NR |
| Lee et al,22 2001 |
South Korea; 1 hospital |
Cross-sectional (1997-1998) | 0.5-12 | 108 | 62 (57.0) | NR | NR∗ | 38 (61.3) | 48 (77.4) | NR |
| Mortz et al,8 2001 |
Denmark; 40 schools |
Cross-sectional (1995-1997) | 12-16 | 1438 | 133 (9.2) | NR | 86 (64.7) | 68 (51.1) | 22 (16.5) | NR |
| Ortiz-Salvador et al,24 2018 |
Spain; 1 hospital |
Retrospective observational (1996-2016) | 0-16 | 389 | 42 (10.8) | 12 (28.6) | 4 (9.5) | 5 (11.9) | 9 (21.4) | 12 (28.6) |
| Toledo et al,23 2011 |
Spain; 11 hospitals |
Retrospective multicenter (2005-2009) | 0-15 | 480 | 111 (23.1) | 19 (17.1) | 15 (13.5) | 7 (6.3) | 29 (26.1) | 14 (12.6) |
No., Number; NR, not reported; Yrs., years.
∗
Separately reported affected dorsal and ventral surfaces of fingers of right and left hands.