Analysis of Mortality in a Dermatological Affections Referral Center in Sub-Saharan Africa, Abidjan, République de Côte d’Ivoire.
To document patients who died in Dermatology Department at University Teaching
Hospital of Treichville; describe epidemiological aspects indicate the various dermatological
diseases associated specify the immediate causes identify the determinants.
This was a cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical referred. Included were all
hospitalized patients died in the Dermatology and Venereology service of Treichville University Hospital
from January 2000 through December 2014.
One thousand seven-hundred and thirty-five patients were hospitalized.
The hospital mortality was 10.26%. The average age of the death was 43.16 years;
the sex ratio was 0.83. Patients who had no source of income were the most numerous.
The average hospital stay was 20.05 days.
Patients had at the entrance an altered condition in 49.43% of
cases and 46.62% in middle condition. Those who regularly bought their drugs were 58.21%.
Those who died in the second half of the month were the most numerous.
Dermatosis groups associated deaths were: infectious dermatosis tumor dermatitis
and drug eruptions 16.85%. Of the 178 deaths, the 1st 3 are pathologies associated fasciitis,
Kaposi’s sarcoma and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Respiratory distress and septic shock were the main immediate causes of death.
Anemia, tuberculosis and diabetes were the major comorbidities.
Serology was positive in 92.5% of dead patients who have realized their HIV status
Significantly associated determinants were essentially the regular bought of drugs.
The altered condition death hours and comorbidities.
Mortality is a reality in the Dermatology and Venereology at UTH of Treichville.
Dermatol Open J. 2016; 1(3): 56-59. doi: 10.17140/DRMTOJ-1-115
