Research Article
Profile of Skin Disorders in Unreached Hilly Areas of North India
Table 1
Pattern of skin diseases among patients at dermatology OPD, tertiary care hospital, Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
| Serial number | ICD category | Disease | Value | Percentage |
| 1 | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L08) | Bacterial diseases | 2445 | 5.2 | Candidiasis | 207 | 0.4 | Leprosy | 129 | 0.3 | Scabies | 2915 | 6.1 | Tinea | 5552 | 11.7 | Tinea versicolor | 1500 | 3.2 | Viral diseases | 2733 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Dermatitis and eczema (L20–L30) | Dermatitis | 7500 | 15.8 | Drug eruptions | 257 | 0.5 | Nonspecific pruritis | 623 | 1.3 | Seborrheic dermatitis | 522 | 1.1 |
| 3 | Papulosquamous disorders (L40–L45) | Lichen planus | 533 | 1.1 | Psoriasis | 1610 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Urticaria and erythema (L50–L54) | Figurate erythemas | 3 | 0.0 | Urticaria | 1596 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55–L59) | Actinic keratosis | 61 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Disorders of skin appendages (L60–L75) | Acne | 7933 | 16.7 | Alopecia | 1363 | 2.9 | Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis | 52 | 0.1 | Rosacea | 64 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80–L99) | DLE | 192 | 0.4 | Facial melanosis | 312 | 0.7 | Hamartomas | 2 | 0.0 | Ichthyosis | 147 | 0.3 | IGH | 102 | 0.2 | Keloid and hypertrophic scar | 181 | 0.4 | Keratosis pilaris | 65 | 0.1 | Melasma | 1692 | 3.6 | P. Alba | 766 | 1.6 | Palmoplantar keratoderma | 419 | 0.9 | PIH | 641 | 1.4 | Scleroderma | 23 | 0.0 | Vasculitis | 121 | 0.3 | Vitiligo | 1582 | 3.3 | Nevus | 239 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous | Others | 2881 | 6.1 | Not yet diagnosed | 502 | 1.1 |
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