Table 1.

Pattern and frequency of skin diseases seen in the children out patient clinic

Age in yrs	Pyoderma	Scabies	Sup mycosis*	Allergic dermatitis	NSD**	Others	Total	%
<1	174	32	28	67	62	14	377	25.02
1–5	221	106	86	86	159	23	681	45.22
6–10	40	54	58	37	96	39	324	21.51
11–16	14	12	26	9	44	19	124	8.24
Total	449	204	198	199	364	92	1506
(%)	(29.81)	(13.55)	(13.15)	(13.21)	(24.17)	(6.11)	(100)	(100)

Sup mycosis = superficial mycosis

^**NSD = non specific dermatitis