Pattern of cutaneous disorders in the South Eastern Iran, Kerman

To identify the pattern of common cutaneous disorders in the region of South Eastern Iran, Kerman Province. In this study, 1000 patients who had been referred to the Afzalipour hospital clinic during a three months period in the autumn of 2013 were included. Excluding those who had repeat visits, 900 new cases were detected including multiple diagnoses in some patients. Dermatology residents analyzed the medical records of the patients [history, physical examination and laboratory investigations]. The diagnoses were classified according to WHO International Classification of Diseases, revision [ICD 10]. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. There were 500 male [55.5%] and 400 female [44.5%] patients and the mean age of the patients was 30.7 +/- 6 years. Among the non-infective diseases, dermatitis and urticaria [31%] were the most common cutaneous disorders for attendance, followed by infectious diseases [19%], pigmentary diseases [15%], acne vulgaris [14%], papulosquamous diseases [10%], out of which psoriasis contributed to 45 [5%] cases. Hair diseases [3%], skin tumors [2.2%], nail diseases [2%], adverse drug reactions [2%], vesiculobullous diseases [1%] and cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases [0.8%] contributed to the rest of cases. The management of the vast majority of cases [85%] consisted of advice with a prescription, while only [5%] of patients required admission. Dermatitis and skin infections were the most common cutaneous disorders in our study population. On the basis of the present data, improving the socio-economic status, environmental and personal hygiene, as well as, specific instructions to the risk group can be beneficial