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. 2018 Nov-Dec;93(6):916–928. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20188802

Table 2.

Primary diagnoses by age group

  0-12 years old     12-24 years old    
  Diagnosis N % Diagnosis N %
1 Atopic dermatitis 212 25.8 Acne 557 41.2
2 Molluscum contagiosum 61 7.4 Contact dermatitis 58 4.3
3 Viral wart 55 6.7 Atopic dermatitis 55 4.1
4 Acne 48 5.8 Superficial mycosis 49 3.6
5 Others 34 4.1 Melanocytic nevus 42 3.1
6 Superficial mycosis 32 3.9 Psoriasis 40 3.0
7 Melanocytic nevus 32 3.9 Viral wart 34 2.5
8 Scabies / Pediculosis 29 3.5 Others 32 2.4
9 Vitiligo 29 3.5 Striae distensiae 31 2.3
10 Alopecia areata 24 2.9 Male or female pattern androgenetic alopecia 31 2.3
11 Seborrheic dermatitis 20 2.4 Seborrheic dermatitis 28 2.1
12 Contact dermatitis 19 2.3 Acne in adult women 28 2.1
13 Impetigo and ecthyma 18 2.2 Telogen effluvium 24 1.8
14 Psoriasis 18 2.2 Alopecia areata 23 1.7
15 Hemangioma 14 1.7 Folliculitis 20 1.5
16 Diaper dermatitis 14 1.7 Vitiligo 19 1.4
17 Pityriasis alba 14 1.7 Hypertrophic scar 19 1.4
18 Lichen simplex chronicus 12 1.5 Scabies / Pediculosis 15 1.1
19 Xerosis / Asteatosis 11 1.3 Epidermoid cysts 15 1.1
20 Keratosis pilaris 9 1.1 Urticaria 14 1.0
             
  25-59 years old     60 years and older    
  Diagnosis N % Diagnosis N %
1 Photoaging 540 10.5 Nonmelanoma skin cancer 446 19.3
2 Melasma 341 6.6 Actinic keratosis 299 12.9
3 Psoriasis 251 4.9 Photoaging 202 8.7
4 Superficial mycosis 244 4.7 Seborrheic keratosis 144 6.2
5 Melanocytic nevus 225 4.4 Psoriasis 112 4.8
6 Male or female pattern androgenetic alopecia 221 4.3 Superficial mycosis 112 4.8
7 Acne in adult women 220 4.3 Contact dermatitis 78 3.4
8 Others 208 4.0 Others 75 3.2
9 Nonmelanoma skin cancer 179 3.5 Male or female pattern androgenetic alopecia 52 2.3
10 Contact dermatitis 170 3.3 Pruritus (sine materiae) 44 1.9
11 Acne 156 3.0 Acrochordon /skin tag 42 1.8
12 Seborrheic keratosis 149 2.9 Epidermoid cysts 42 1.8
13 Actinic keratosis 149 2.9 Lower limb ulcer 38 1.6
14 Seborrheic dermatitis 143 2.8 Xerosis / Asteatosis 35 1.5
15 Telogen effluvium 141 2.7 Melanocytic nevus 34 1.5
16 Acrochordon /skin tag 116 2.3 Seborrheic dermatitis 32 1.4
17 Epidermoid cysts 109 2.1 Leprosy 32 1.4
18 Vitiligo 95 1.8 Rosacea 30 1.3
19 Viral wart 90 1.7 Solar lentigo / Solar melanosis 30 1.3
20 Leprosy 88 1.7 Telogen effluvium 29 1.3

Spearman rank R: -0.07 t=-7.23 p<0.01