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Table 4 The frequency of co-existence of dermatological disorders with systemic diseases among patients admitted to medical wards (n = 390)

From: The burden of co-existing dermatological disorders and their tendency of being overlooked among patients admitted to muhimbili national hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Systemic disease

Frequency among Admitted patients n(%)

Frequency of co-existing dermatological disorders n(%)

Infectious diseases

133 (34.1)

109 (82)

Cardiovascular diseases

75 (19.2)

33 (44)

Hematological diseases

55 (14.1)

24 (43.6)

Diabetes mellitus

33 (8.5)

22 (66.7)

Renal diseases

29 (7.4)

19 (55.1)

Hepatic diseases

19 (4.9)

12 (63.1)

Solid malignancies

26 (6.7)

12 (46.1)

Neurological diseases

14 (3.6)

8 (57.1)