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. 2018 Mar 19;29:162. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.162.14503

Table 2.

Spectrum and frequency of skin disorders groups according to age groups (n = 6871)

Dermatoses Infants Preschool Age School Age Adolescent Frequency n (%)
Infections 137 508 724 426 1795 (26.1)
Eczematous disorders 346 572 523 270 1711 (24.9)
Infestations 119 375 291 151 936 (13.6)
Papulosquamous eruptions 7 82 296 162 547 (8.0)
Bullous eruptions 16 42 131 65 254 (3.7)
Vitiligo 7 56 84 74 221 (3.2)
Acne vulgaris and acneiform eruptions - 7 22 210 239 (3.5)
Urticaria and related disorders 7 21 66 103 197 (2.8)
Alopecia 5 18 59 43 125 (1.8)
Skin tumors 23 30 27 56 136 (2.0)
Naevi 10 31 24 26 91 (1.3)
Fixed drug eruptions 3 25 28 32 88 (1.3)
Nutritional dermatoses 3 24 46 7 80 (1.2)
Keloids and hypertrophic scars 1 25 28 34 88 (1.3)
Genetic and congenital abnormalities 2 18 20 21 61 (0.9)
Xerodermas 7 12 9 11 39 (0.6)
Connective tissue disorders - 5 13 16 34 (0.5)
Granulomatous eruptions 4 10 17 1 32 (0.5)
Albinism 5 11 5 2 23 (0.3)
Pigmentary 2 5 9 9 25 (0.4)
Others 4 31 40 74 149 (2.2)