DOI: 10.36347/sajp

Pages: 304-309

The study aims to determine the patterns of skin diseases among the patients who visited the dermatology department of K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital. It also involves the study on prescribing patterns on those patients with skin disorders. A total of 400 patients with skin diseases were selected during the five months study period. Out of this, 191 patients were males and 209 patients were females. The majority of patients were in the age group of 21-30 years. The prevalence of allergic skin disease was found to be highest which includes eczema 66 (16.5%), followed by dermatitis 59 (14.75%), urticaria 30 (7.5%) and Polymorphic Light Eruption 19 (4.75%). The second most were the fungal infections. Tinea infections (10.25%) constitute the most common which include T. incognito, T. corporis, T. cruris, T. vulgaris. P. versicolor followed by intertrigo (2.75%). In sebaceous hair follicle disorders, acne and alopecia were identified. The commonly prescribed drugs were antihistamines (25.6%) followed by antifungals (24.5%), antibiotics (15%) and corticosteroids (12.5%). Antifungals including ketoconazole and fluconazole were found to be used widely. The next common class of drug prescribed was antibiotics where doxycycline and mupirocin was highly prescribed. It was concluded that eczema was the highest presentation and antihistamines was the most commonly prescribed drugs.