Table 2

Frequencies of diagnoses by category

DiagnosisPatients, n (%)
Dermatitis and eczema149 (27.1)
Cutaneous mycoses*73 (13.3)
Disorders of skin appendages†58 (10.6)
Bacterial skin infection‡51 (9.3)
Viral skin disease41 (7.5)
Benign neoplasm28 (5.1)
Urticaria28 (5.1)
Burn19 (3.5)
Corns and callosities18 (3.3)
Disorders of pigmentation15 (2.7)
Insect bites12 (2.2)
Papulosquamous disorders11 (2.0)
Sexually transmitted disease10 (1.8)
Radiation-related disorders10 (1.8)
Keloid and scar3 (0.5)
Others23 (4.2)
Total549 (100)
  • *Cutaneous mycoses included tinea corporis (n=29, 5.3%), tinea pedis (n=26, 4.7%) and tinea versicolor (n=14, 2.6%).

  • †Acne vulgaris (n=36, 6.6%) was the dominant type of disorders of skin appendages.

  • ‡Bacterial folliculitis (n=28, 5.1%) was the leading type in bacterial skin infection.