Research Article
Profile of Skin Disorders in Unreached Hilly Areas of North India
Table 3
Morbidity profile of dermatology outpatients by residence district in a tertiary care hospital in Srinagar, Garhwal, North India (2009–2014).
| | Morbidity as per ICD 10 | Rudraprayag | Pauri Garhwal | Chamoli | Tehri Garhwal | Others | Total |
| | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L08) | 815 (35.2) | 7807 (33.2) | 338 (30.2) | 882 (36.0) | 5639 (31.2) | 15481 (32.6) | | Fungal skin infections | 384 (16.6) | 3541 (15.1) | 151 (13.5) | 451 (18.4) | 2732 (15.1) | 7259 (15.3) | | Scabies | 152 (6.6) | 1415 (6.0) | 73 (6.5) | 161 (6.6) | 1114 (6.2) | 2915 (6.1) | | Viral skin diseases | 143 (6.2) | 1495 (6.4) | 52 (4.6) | 128 (5.2) | 915 (3.1) | 2733 (5.8) | | Bacterial skin diseases | 136 (5.9) | 1356 (5.8) | 62 (5.5) | 142 (5.8) | 878 (4.9) | 2574 (5.4) | | Dermatitis and eczema (L20–L30) | 423 (18.3) | 4215 (17.9) | 209 (18.7) | 440 (17.9) | 3615 (20.0) | 8902 (18.8) | | Dermatitis | 370 (16.0) | 3702 (15.7) | 191 (17.1) | 390 (15.9) | 3369 (18.7) | 8022 (16.9) | | Nonspecific pruritis | 40 (1.7) | 373 (1.6) | 15 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 162 (0.9) | 623 (1.3) | | Papulosquamous disorders (L40–L45) | 146 (6.3) | 924 (3.9) | 86 (7.7) | 107 (4.4) | 880 (4.9) | 2143 (4.5) | | Psoriasis | 112 (4.8) | 648 (2.8) | 70 (6.3) | 84 (3.4) | 696 (3.9) | 1610 (3.4) | | Urticaria and erythema (L50–L54) | 77 (3.3) | 928 (3.9) | 39 (3.5) | 80 (3.3) | 475 (2.6) | 1599 (3.4) | | Urticaria | 76 (3.3) | 927 (3.9) | 38 (3.4) | 80 (3.3) | 475 (2.6) | 1596 (3.4) | | Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55–L59) | 4 (0.2) | 35 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 19 (0.1) | 61 (0.1) | | Actinic keratosis | 4 (0.2) | 35 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 19 (0.1) | 61 (0.1) | | Disorders of skin appendages (L60–L75) | 359 (15.5) | 4740 (20.1) | 181 (16.2) | 420 (17.1) | 3712 (20.6) | 9412 (19.8) | | Acne | 284 (12.3) | 3990 (17.0) | 151 (13.5) | 342 (13.9) | 3166 (17.5) | 7933 (16.7) | | Alopecia | 69 (3.0) | 703 (3.0) | 23 (2.1) | 72 (2.9) | 496 (2.7) | 1363 (2.9) | | Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80–L99) | 330 (14.3) | 2969 (12.6) | 173 (15.5) | 345 (14.1) | 2667 (14.8) | 6484 (13.7) | | Melasma | 61 (2.6) | 732 (3.1) | 39 (3.5) | 66 (2.7) | 794 (4.4) | 1692 (3.6) | | Vitiligo | 111 (4.8) | 608 (2.6) | 70 (6.3) | 111 (4.5) | 682 (3.8) | 1582 (3.3) | | P. alba | 25 (1.1) | 367 (1.6) | 14 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 322 (1.8) | 766 (1.6) | | Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation | 20 (0.9) | 380 (1.6) | 10 (0.9) | 46 (1.9) | 185 (1.0) | 641 (1.4) | | Miscellaneous | 160 (6.9) | 1909 (8.1) | 92 (8.2) | 177 (7.2) | 1045 (5.8) | 3383 (7.1) |
| | Total | 2314 (4.8) | 23527 (49.6) | 1119 (2.4) | 2453 (5.2) | 18052 (38.0) | 47465 |
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