Asociación entre el nivel de radiación solar ultravioleta y la incidencia de lesiones dermatológicas actínicas agudas en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso durante 2011 y 2014

Abstract

Background. In Cuenca, geographic location is an important determinant for the intensity of UV rays and its association with acute actinic skin diseases. There are no clear data recorded on this issue in the area. General objective. Establish the association between the level of solar ultraviolet radiation and the incidence of acute actinic skin lesions in the outpatient department of dermatology Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital of the city of Cuenca. Methodology. The patients treated in the outpatient Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital with acute actinic skin lesions in 2011 and 2014 were included, and UV index data provided by the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency. Statistical analysis was determined mean frequency distribution, percentages, and standard deviation; and correlation analysis using Pearson correlation coefficient. Results. The average UV index ranges from 10 to 14 UVI (2011) and 13-16 UVI (2014), reaching very high and extreme (OMS scale). The highest radiation was in February, March, and October. 62 cases were reported in 2011 and 98 cases in 2014, predominantly in women, age groups 10-19 years and 60-69 years; was the most diagnosed type polymorphous light eruption. Conclusions. The increased incidence of acute skin lesions, have some relation to the UV index, although there was no statistically significant correlation