[Table/Fig-5]:

The three most common dermatoses referred from the respective speciality to the dermatologist is listed.

Department	Total consult-ations	Percent-age (%)	Dermatological diagnosis	Number =501	Percent-age (%)
Medicine	155	27.7	Fungal skin infections	31/155	20
			Eczematous dermatitis	18/155	11.6
			Drug rash	11/155	7.1
Neurology	54	9.7	Fungal skin infections	8/54	14.8
			Drug rash	3/54	5.6
			Leprosy	3/54	5.6
Cardiology	49	8.8	Fungal skin infections	12/49	24.5
			Eczematous dermatitis	9/49	18.4
			Drug rash	7/49	14.3
	Psoriasis	6/49	12.2
Urology	39	7	Generalised Xerosis	6/39	15.4
			Intertrigo	5/39	12.8
			Leprosy	3/39	7.7
Haematology	36	6.4	Drug rash	7/36	19.4
			Fungal skin infections	6/36	16.7
			Bacterial infections	2/36	5.6
Nephrology	34	6.1	Fungal skin infections	11/34	32.4
			Perforating folliculitis	4/34	11.8
			Eczematous dermatitis	4/34	11.8
ICU	30	5.4	Purpura fulminans	8/30	26.7
			Viral skin infections	6/30	20
			Fungal skin infections	4/30	13.3
General surgery	29	5.2	Eczematous dermatitis	8/29	27.6
			Fungal skin infections	8/29	27.6
			Viral skin infections	3/29	10.3
Orthopaedics	28	5	Eczematous dermatitis	6/28	21.4
			Fungal skin infections	5/28	17.9
			Generalised pruritus	3/28	10.7
Gynaecology	16	2.9	Viral skin infections	4/16	25
			Urticaria	3/16	18.8
			Bacterial infections	2/16	12.5
Neurosurgery	16	2.9	Drug rash	3/16	18.8
			Eczematous dermatitis	3/16	18.8
			Fungal skin infections	3/16	18.8
Paediatrics	15	2.7	Drug rash	3/15	20
			Urticarial	2/15	13.3
			Eczematous dermatitis	2/15	13.3