A cross section of skin diseases in rural Allahabad

• Main Authors: Grover Sanjiv, Ranyal Rakesh, Bedi Mehar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: <i>Skin diseases pattern; rural; Allahabad</i>
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2008;volume=53;issue=4;spage=179;epage=181;aulast=Grover

<b>Background: </b> The pattern of skin diseases varies form one country to another and across different parts within the same country. A two-day multispecialty medical camp was held among the local population at the district of Kausambi, Allahabad, UP, in October 2005. A cross section of pattern of skin diseases observed at the camp is reported and compared with similar studies in literature. <b> Materials and Methods: </b> All cases attending the medical camp were included in the study. All those with dermatological complaints were examined in detail, brief relevant history was elicited and clinical diagnosis was made. <b> Results: </b> Skin diseases comprised 7.86&#x0025; of all those who attended the camp. The 11-20 year age group was the most common age group involved with 164 (31.4&#x0025;) cases. Infective disorders were found in 59.1&#x0025; and noninfective disorders in 40.9&#x0025; of all the skin cases. Among the infective disorders, fungal infections were most common (54.52&#x0025;), and among the noninfective dermatoses, eczemas were most common (39.2&#x0025;) cutaneous disorders. <b> Conclusion: </b> Our study brought out a higher prevalence of infective dermatoses and a relatively higher, but statistically insignificant, prevalence of fungal infections, scabies and eczemas, thereby reflecting minor regional variance in our study group.