Table 2 Dermatological disorders among patients admitted to medical wards (n = 390)
Dermatological disorder | n(%) |
|---|---|
I: Non-infectious dermatological disorder | 142 (36.4) |
-Pruritic Papular Eruption of HIV (PPE) | 17 (4.3) |
-Seborrheic dermatitis | 15 (3.8) |
-Non-specific ulcers | 15 (3.8) |
-Acne vulgaris | 12 (3.0) |
-Keloids | 12 (3.0) |
-Prurigo nodularis chronicus | 9 (2.3) |
-Keratosis plantaris climactericum | 8 (2.0) |
-Atopic eczema | 6 (1.5) |
-Psoriasis | 5 (1.2) |
-Xerosis | 4 (1.0) |
-Lymphedema | 4 (1.0) |
-Lichen planus | 3 (0.7) |
-Stevens-Johnson syndrome | 3 (0.7) |
-Vitiligo | 3 (0.7) |
-Fixed drug eruption | 3 (0.7) |
-Lichen simplex chronicus | 2 (0.5) |
-Papular urticaria chronicus | 2 (0.5) |
-Bullous pemphigoid | 1 (0.2) |
-Scleroderma | 1 (0.2) |
-Albinism | 1 (0.2) |
-Non-specific dermatitis | 12 (3.0) |
II: Infectious dermatological disorder | 123 (31.5) |
(a)Fungal infections (Dermatophyte + Yeast infections) | 70 (18) |
• Dermatophyte infections/tinea | 39 (10) |
-Tinea corporis | 14 (3.6) |
-Tinea unguium | 14 (3.6) |
-Tinea pedis | 7 (1.8) |
-Tinea cruris | 3 (0.8) |
-Tinea capitis | 2 (0.5) |
• Yeast infections | 31 (8.2) |
-Pityriasis versicolor | 18 (4.6) |
-Oral candidiasis | 13 (3.3) |
(b)Bacterial infections | 28 (7.1) |
-Infected ulcers | 10 (2.5) |
-Erythrasma | 8 (2.0) |
-Cellulitis | 6 (1.5) |
-Furuncles/carbuncles | 3 (0.8) |
-Superficial folliculitis | 2 (0.5) |
-Impetigo | 2 (0.5) |
(c)Viral infections | 21 (5.3) |
-Common warts | 13 (3.3) |
-Herpes simplex | 5 (1.3) |
-Genital warts | 2 (0.5) |
-Chicken pox | 2 (0.5) |
-Molluscum contagiosum | 1 (0.2) |
-Herpes zoster | 1 (0.2) |
(d)Parasitic infestations | 4 (1.0) |
-scabies | 4 (1.0) |
III: Neoplatic dermatological disorders | 12 (3.0) |
-Kaposi's sarcoma | 11 (2.8) |
-Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 (0.2) |
Total | 232 (59.5) |