Abstract :
Introduction: The term ‘nonvenereal disease’ includes a heterogeneous group of disorders involving the genitalia, which are not transmitted sexually.
Non venereal diseases are often responsible for physician’s diagnostic dilemma and considerable concern to the patient. Patients presenting with genital lesions often have apprehension of being suffering from venereal diseases. Hence this study was conducted to determine the clinical pattern and prevalence of non-venereal dermatoses affecting genitalia.
Aim: To evaluate the frequency of nonvenereal diseases of external genitalia and to determine the clinical and demographic pattern of non-venereal diseases of external genitalia.
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study including 100 male and female patients presenting with non-venereal dermatoses affecting external genitalia conducted from February 2016 to February 2017 at a tertiary care institute.
Results: A total of 100 patients presenting with nonvenereal dermatoses were included in the study. Age of the patients ranged from 4 to 81 years with mean age of 38 (among males) & 37.55 (among females). Most patients belonged to the age group of > 40 (45%), followed by the age group of 21-40 (43%). 72 patients (72%) were married. A total of 34 types of nonvenereal dermatoses were diagnosed. The most common condition observed was steatocystoma multiplex (10) followed by psoriasis (9), vitiligo (7) in males. In females, vitiligo (13) was the most common genital disorder followed by LSEA (7). Nonvenereal dermatoses affecting other sites were noted in 25 patients, most commonly in vitiligo followed by psoriasis. Associated sexually transmitted infection was noted in a single case.
Conclusion: This study was useful in evaluating the frequency, various manifestations, causative factors of various non-venereal dermatoses.
This study highlights the importance of proper diagnosis of non venereal genital dermatoses which helps to avoid the misconception among general population that all genital lesions are sexually transmitted
Keyword :
Non-venereal dermatoses, Genital psoriasis, Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus