Table 3 Dermatological disorders diagnosed at pre admission, admission and post admission periods among patients admitted to medical wards (n = 390).
Time of diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dermatological disorder | Pre-admission n(%) | Admission n(%) | Post-admission n(%) |
All types | 41(10.5) | 78 (20) | 232 (59.5) |
I: Non-Infectious disorders | 36 (9.2) | 52 (13.3) | 142 (36.4) |
-Inflammatory dermatoses* | 12 (5.6) | 23 (3.8) | 58 (15) |
-Kaposi's sarcoma | 14 (3.6) | 15 (3.8) | 11 (3) |
-Squamous cell carcinoma | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
-Nonspecific lesions | 10 (2.6) | 14 (3.6) | 72 (18.2) |
II: Infectious disorders | 5 (1.3) | 35 (9) | 123 (31.5) |
-Fungal infections | 2 (0.5) | 20 (5.1) | 70 (18) |
-Bacterial infections | 2 (0.5) | 8 (2.0) | 28 (7.1) |
-Viral infections | 1 (0.2) | 7 (1.8) | 21 (5.3) |
-Mite Infestation | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.0) |
- (Scabies) | |||