A Statistical Study of New Outpatients During the Rescent 5 Years (1976~1980).
- Author:
Tae Jin KIM
;
Eun Jung CHUNG
;
See Yong PARK
;
Soon Kyoon YANG
;
Jin Taek KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Acne Vulgaris;
Dermatitis, Contact;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Insect Bites and Stings;
Insects;
Male;
Outpatients*;
Psoriasis;
Pyoderma;
Red Cross;
Scabies;
Seoul;
Sex Ratio;
Skin;
Skin Diseases;
Statistics as Topic*;
Syphilis;
Urticaria
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1983;21(1):45-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The statistical study of new outpatients of skin problems seen in dermatologic department of Seoul Red Cross Hospital from l976 to 1980 was done and the 10 most common dermatoses were analysed in detail, The results were summarized as follows: 1) Of 19,679 outpatients, males were 10,530(53.5%) and females were 9,149(46.5%). The sex ratio of male to female was 1. 15: l. 2) The most common dermatoses were atopic dermatitis/eczema(16. 9%), fungal infection(16. 2%), contact dermatitis(15. 3%), scabies(10. 7%), urticaria(10. 6%), acne(9. 5%), pyoderma(8. 3%), insect bite(5. 6%), syphilis(4. 1%) and psoriasia (2. 8%). 3) Of 10 most common dermatoses, contact dermatitis, acne, scabies and urticaria were revealed to have a tendency to increase year by year, syphilis and psoriasis were constant pattern and other common dermatoses showed irregular pattern in their incidence. 4) The sex ratio of male to female of l0 most common dermatoses was l. 23: l. Fungal infection, scabies, pyoderma, insect bite, syphilis and psoriasis wereoutnumbered in male and atopic dermatitis/eczema, contact dermatitis, urticaria and acne were outnumbered in female. 5) Atopic dermatitis/eczema & scabies were prevalent in winter, acne, fungal infection, urticaria and pyoderma in summer, and contact dermatitis in spring and summer. 6) The most frequent age groups of atopic dermatitis/eczema were 1 to 10 years, acne and fungal infection, 11 to 30 years, and contact dermatitis and fungal infection, 31 to 50 years.
