Table 2 Table of all skin conditions recorded
From: Assessing skin disease and associated health-related quality of life in a rural Lao community
Disease | Number of cases | Percentage of participants |
|---|---|---|
Infectious conditions | 61 | 34% |
  Dermatophyte infections | 34 | 19% |
  Scabies | 16 | 9% |
  Pityriasis versicolor | 8 | 4% |
  Viral warts | 2 | 1% |
  Impetigo | 1 | < 1% |
Pigmentary disorders | 20 | 11% |
  Melasma | 14 | 8% |
  Naevus depigmentosa | 4 | 2% |
  Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation | 2 | 1% |
Inflammatory dermatoses | 99 | 54% |
  Eczema | 39 | 22% |
  Acne | 19 | 10% |
  Lichen simplex chronicus | 12 | 7% |
  Folliculitis | 6 | 3% |
  Immersion dermatitis | 5 | 3% |
  Contact dermatitis | 5 | 3% |
  Pityriasis alba | 4 | 2% |
  Urticaria | 4 | 2% |
  Cercarial dermatitis | 3 | 2% |
  Seborrhoeic dermatitis | 1 | < 1% |
  Hidradenitis suppurativa | 1 | < 1% |
Miscellaneous skin conditions | ||
 Arthropod bite reaction | 10 | 6% |
 Traumatic wound | 4 | 2% |
 Xerosis | 2 | 1% |
 Keratosis pilaris | 1 | < 1% |
 Twenty nail distrophy | 1 | < 1% |
 Sacral pressure sore | 1 | < 1% |
 Accessory digits | 1 | < 1% |
Benign tumours | ||
 Keloid | 3 | 2% |
 Epidermal cyst | 1 | < 1% |
 Dermatofibroma | 1 | < 1% |
Malignant tumours | ||
 Basal cell carcinoma | 2 | 1% |
Naevi and other lesions | ||
 Vascular malformation | 3 | 2% |
 Naevus sebaceous | 2 | 1% |
 Infantile haemangioma | 1 | < 1% |