Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2002)

Pattern Of Skin Disorders In Kashmir Valley

  • Masood Qazi,
  • Hassan Iffat

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 3
pp. 147 – 148

Abstract

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A retrospective analysis of 166739 freshly diagnosed cases who had attended the Dermatology, STD and Leprosy outpatient department of SMHS Hospital (Associated teaching hospital of Govt. Medical College, Srinagar) during a period 12 years, was undertaken. Scabies, fungal infections and pyodermas were the major groups of skin diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy followed by cutaneous tuberculosis were the rarest among the skin disorders.