Profile of Dermatoses in North and Middle Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Dermatoses, North & Middle Andaman

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Background: The study pertaining to prevalence of diseases plays a valuable tool in planning and implementation of health care facilities. The prevalence of skin diseases in North & Middle Andaman has not been studied earlier. Methodology: The newly registered out-patients who presented with skin diseases at the CHC during the period of study, that is, from May 2017 to April 2019 were included in the study. The patients who visited for follow-up were excluded. The patients aged 14 years or below were considered as children (paediatrics). Result: The incidence of skin diseases among all the general out-patients at CHC, Rangat was found to be 03.956% in this study. In our study the most predominant skin infection was dermatophyte fungal infection of superficial skin, i.e. 38.05%; followed by Bacterial and viral infections, i.e., 09.76% and 06.58% respectively. Conclusion: We performed this study to highlight the profile of dermatoses in the rural areas of Andaman group of islands which is not yet published in literature till date. 

How to cite this article: Halder RK, Pradeep B. Profile of Dermatoses in North and Middle Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rec Adv Path Lab Med 2019; 5(4): 17-22.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.8642.201922

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2020-03-12

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2019): Recent Advances in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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