Research Article
Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal
Table 1
Distribution of diseases according to different categories in a one year period.
| | Disease categories | Males | Females | Total |
| | Infections | 1466 (19.08%) | 1002 (13.04%) | 2468 (32.12%) | | Eczematous disorders | 1006 (13.09%) | 705 (9.18%) | 1711 (22.27%) | | Hypersensitivity disorders | 935 (12.17%) | 575 (7.48%) | 1510 (19.65%) | | Infestations | 370 (4.82%) | 218 (2.84%) | 588 (7.65%) | | Disorders of sweat glands | 296 (3.85%) | 197 (2.56%) | 493 (6.42%) | | Others, uncategorized | 164 (2.13%) | 153 (1.99%) | 317 (4.13%) | | Pigmentary disorders | 51 (0.66%) | 48 (0.62%) | 99 (1.29%) | | Blood and vascular disorders | 41 (0.53%) | 48 (0.62%) | 89 (1.16%) | | Xerosis | 62 (0.81%) | 27 (0.35%) | 89 (1.16%) | | Papulosquamous disorder | 56 (0.73%) | 31 (0.40%) | 87 (1.13%) | | Nevi | 37 (0.48%) | 43 (0.56%) | 80 (1.04%) | | Disorders of hair | 24 (0.31%) | 20 (0.26%) | 44 (0.57%) | | Disorders of keratinizations | 22 (0.29%) | 15 (0.20%) | 37 (0.48%) | | Disorders of sebaceous glands | 13 (0.17%) | 11 (0.14%) | 24 (0.31%) | | Disorders of mucous membrane | 12 (0.16%) | 5 (0.07%) | 17 (0.22%) | | Disorders of nail | 6 (0.08%) | 3 (0.04%) | 9 (0.12%) | | Blistering diseases (inherited) | 5 (0.07%) | 1 (0.01%) | 6 (0.08%) | | Genodermatoses | 3 (0.04%) | 3 (0.04%) | 6 (0.08%) | | Nutritional dermatoses | 4 (0.05%) | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (0.05%) | | Total | 4574 (59.53%) | 3109 (40.47%) | 7683 (100%) |
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