Table 3.
Skin conditions encountered in injecting drug users.
| Skin Lesions Description | N of cases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Track Marks | 92 | 92.0% |
| Atrophic Scars | 100 | 100.0% |
| Hesitation Marks | 54 | 54.0% |
| Tattoos | 53 | 53.0% |
| Others | ||
| Acne vulgaris | 2 | 2.0% |
| Acneiform eruptions, intertrigo | 1 | 1.0% |
| Atrophic scars in groins and nodular scabies | 1 | 1.0% |
| Balanitis | 2 | 2.0% |
| Cholinergic urticaria | 1 | 1.0% |
| Extensive Tinea corporis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Facial melanosis | 5 | 5.0% |
| Folliculitis, scabies | 2 | 2.0% |
| Herpes genitalis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Hyperhidrosis, tightness of skin | 1 | 1.0% |
| Intertrigo | 2 | 2.0% |
| Intertrigo, facial melanosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Keratosis pilaris | 1 | 1.0% |
| Large atrophic scars on bilateral thighs | 1 | 1.0% |
| Mottled pigmentation and hyperkeratosis on palms | 1 | 1.0% |
| Post herpetic zosteriform scars | 1 | 1.0% |
| Scabies | 11 | 11.0% |
| Scabies and acne corporis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Scabies nodular | 8 | 8.0% |
| Scars in groin and pubic region | 1 | 1.0% |
| Sebaceous cysts scrotum | 1 | 1.0% |
| Seborrheic keratosis and facial melanosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Soft tissue swelling | 1 | 1.0% |
| Thrombophlebitis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacorporis Cruris and facial melanosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacorporis Cruris and ulcer on right palm, soft tissue | 1 | 1.0% |
| swelling on right arm | ||
| Tinea corp., scabies with folliculitis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacorporis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacorporis with ulcers | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacruris | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tineacruris, facial melanosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Trichomycosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulcer non-healing on left leg | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulcer on arm | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulcer over hand and facial melanosis | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulcers on left forearm | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulcers on thighs, hands and feet, xanthelasmapalpebrum | 1 | 1.0% |
| Warts on hands | 1 | 1.0% |
| None | 37 | 37.0% |
| Total | 100 | 100.0% |