| Summary: | Background: Children with mental retardation are at risk
of having skin lesion resulting from direct consequences
of genetical disorder or the lack of awareness about
personal hygiene and environment. Despite the fact,
epidemiological data providing the prevalence of skin
lesion in children is very limited especially in Indonesia.
Because of that reason, there�s a need of research about
the prevalence of skin lesion in children with mental
retardation.
Objective: To study the prevalence of skin lesion in
children with mental retardation especially in Sekolah
Dasar Luar Biasa (SDLB) Pembina Yogyakarta.
Methods: This research is a cross-sectional study. A total
of 63 students with mental retardation were examined for
skin condition.
Results: More than half of the population (61,9%) had skin
lesion. The most common lesion was café-au-lait spots
(20,6%), xerosis cutis (9,5%), pityriasis versicolor
(7,9%), post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (7,9%), acne
vulgaris (6,3%), prurigo simplex (6,3%) and scar (3,2%).
Conclusions: Our study showed that the prevalence of skin
lesion in SDLB Pembina Yogyakarta was quite high with more
than half the student (61,9%) had skin lesion.
Keywords: Mental retardation, skin diseases in children
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