Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?

Table 2

Top 20 skin complaints seen at SVHM ED by ICD-10 diagnostic code.

Complaint	N	% of total cases
Cellulitis	1741	36.1
Allergy with skin involvement	939	19.5
Boils/ furuncles/ pilonidal sinuses	536	11.1
Eczema/dermatitis	274	5.7
Varicella zoster	161	3.3
Nonspecific skin infections	135	2.8
Unlisted	109	2.3
Nonspecific viral infections with rash	98	2.0
Skin lump unspecified	82	1.7
Nonspecific rashes	79	1.6
Sebaceous cyst	71	1.5
Impetigo	69	1.4
Drug rash	55	1.1
Psoriasis	46	1.0
Superficial thrombosis/thrombophlebitis	41	0.9
Ingrown nail of finger/toe	37	0.8
Candida infections	31	0.6
Skin neoplasms	30	0.6
Pruritus	30	0.6
Scabies	27	0.6