Research Article
Profile of Skin Disorders in Unreached Hilly Areas of North India
Table 2
Morbidity profile of dermatology out patients by age and gender in a tertiary care hospital in Srinagar, Garhwal, North India (2009–2014).
| | Morbidity as per ICD 10 | Female (%) | Male (%) | Total (%) | | <18 yrs | 18–60 yrs | >60 yrs | <18 yrs | 18–60 yrs | >60 yrs |
| | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L08) | 1200 (29.5) | 4218 (23.7) | 465 (38.8) | 1906 (38.1) | 7039 (40.1) | 653 (35.5) | 15481 (32.6) | | Fungal skin infections | 374 (9.2) | 2133 (12.0) | 157 (13.1) | 622 (12.4) | 3686 (21.0) | 287 (15.6) | 7259 (15.3) | | Scabies | 232 (5.7) | 699 (3.9) | 85 (7.1) | 471 (9.4) | 1307 (7.4) | 121 (6.6) | 2915 (6.1) | | Viral skin diseases | 296 (7.3) | 828 (4.7) | 95 (7.9) | 354 (7.1) | 1017 (5.8) | 143 (7.8) | 2733 (5.8) | | Bacterial skin diseases | 298 (7.3) | 558 (3.1) | 128 (10.7) | 459 (9.2) | 1029 (5.9) | 102 (5.5) | 2574 (5.4) | | Dermatitis and eczema (L20–L30) | 547 (13.5) | 3636 (20.4) | 420 (35.0) | 663 (13.3) | 2937 (16.7) | 699 (38.0) | 8902 (18.8) | | Dermatitis | 510 (12.5) | 3338 (18.8) | 360 (30.0) | 602 (12.0) | 2644 (15.0) | 568 (30.9) | 8022 (16.9) | | Nonspecific pruritis | 26 (0.6) | 203 (1.1) | 52 (4.3) | 45 (0.9) | 185 (1.1) | 112 (6.1) | 623 (1.3) | | Papulosquamous disorders (L40–L45) | 114 (2.8) | 778 (4.4) | 93 (7.8) | 106 (2.1) | 899 (5.1) | 153 (8.3) | 2143 (4.5) | | Psoriasis | 93 (2.3) | 533 (3.0) | 59 (4.9) | 85 (1.7) | 735 (4.2) | 105 (5.7) | 1610 (3.4) | | Urticaria and erythema (L50–L54) | 135 (3.3) | 594 (3.3) | 36 (3.0) | 166 (3.3) | 634 (3.6) | 33 (1.8) | 1599 (3.4) | | Urticaria | 135 (3.3) | 593 (3.3) | 36 (3.0) | 166 (3.3) | 633 (3.6) | 33 (1.8) | 1596 (3.4) | | Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55–L59) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (0.1) | 7 (0.6) | 2 (0.0) | 17 (0.1) | 10 (0.5) | 61 (0.1) | | Actinic keratosis | 0 (0.0) | 25 (0.1) | 7 (0.6) | 2 (0.0) | 17 (0.1) | 10 (0.5) | 61 (0.1) | | Disorders of skin appendages (L60–L75) | 993 (24.4) | 4179 (23.5) | 13 (1.1) | 964 (19.3) | 3252 (18.5) | 11 (0.6) | 9412 (19.8) | | Acne | 870 (21.4) | 3624 (20.4) | 6 (0.5) | 882 (17.6) | 2547 (14.5) | 4 (0.2) | 7933 (16.7) | | Alopecia | 102 (2.5) | 510 (2.9) | 6 (0.5) | 69 (1.4) | 670 (3.8) | 6 (0.3) | 1363 (2.9) | | Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80–L99) | 762 (18.8) | 2985 (16.8) | 93 (7.8) | 812 (16.2) | 1684 (9.6) | 148 (8.0) | 6484 (13.7) | | Melasma | 18 (0.4) | 1301 (7.3) | 1 (0.1) | 11 (0.2) | 360 (2.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1692 (3.6) | | Vitiligo | 323 (7.9) | 418 (2.3) | 41 (3.4) | 266 (5.3) | 464 (2.6) | 70 (3.8) | 1582 (3.3) | | P. alba | 199 (4.9) | 174 (1.0) | 2 (0.2) | 270 (5.4) | 117 (0.7) | 4 (0.2) | 766 (1.6) | | Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation | 60 (1.5) | 294 (1.7) | 4 (0.3) | 87 (1.7) | 189 (1.1) | 7 (0.4) | 641 (1.4) | | Miscellaneous | 313 (7.7) | 1374 (7.7) | 72 (6.0) | 383 (7.7) | 1107 (6.3) | 134 (7.3) | 3383 (7.1) |
| | Total | 4065 | 17789 | 1199 | 5002 | 17569 | 1841 | 47465 |
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