ABSTRACT
The prevalence of skin diseases in 925 student [57.62% male and 42.38% females], aged from 6 to 16 years admitted to one "basic school" in El-Batanoon Village, in Monoufia Governorate and the relationship between these diseases and parasitic infestation and socioeconomic levels were studied. The results indicated that out of these children [925], there were 329 [35.57%], having different types of skin diseases, Ptyriasis alba [18.05%], infected scabies [8.01%] and impetigo [3.89%] types of skin diseases being the most common diagnosis. Stool examination was done for each student and parasitic infestation was detected in 277 [84.19%] of 329 cases. Also, results demonstrated that 76.60% of cases were of low socioeconomic levels. This showed the close relationship between the prevalence of skin diseases in rural areas and the parasitic infestation common in these areas