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MOST COMMON DISEASES
Date Range: Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Institutions: EAMC, JRMMC, OMMC, RITM, SCFI.
The following institutions had some 2019 data: UST, UERM, SLMC.
The following institutions stopped logging since 2018: MMC, SPMC, PGH.
Total number of patients: 54850
PDS TOP 10 DISEASES BASED ON NEW CASES (2019)
Rank Diagnosis New Cases Proportion of Cases
1 Acne Vulgaris 3621 6.6%
2 Scabies Infestation 3214 5.9%
3 Dermatophytosis of the skin* 2567 4.7%
4 Psoriasis 1773 3.2%
5 Seborrheic Dermatitis 1482 2.7%
6 Atopic Dermatitis 1200 2.2%
7 Allergic Contact Dermatitis 1181 2.2%
8 Verruca Plana 1043 1.9%
9 Lichen Simplex Chronicus 999 1.8%
10 Verruca Vulgaris 939 1.8%
* Dermatophytosis of the skin includes tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manuum, tinea pedis, tinea faciale, tinea imbricata, tinea nigra, tinea
incognito, and tinea circinata.
PDS TOP 10 DISEASES BASED ON
NEW + EXISTING CASES (2019)
Rank Diagnosis New Cases Proportion of Cases
1 Acne Vulgaris 5048 9.2%
2 Scabies Infestation 3486 6.4%
3 Dermatophytosis of the skin* 3194 5.8%
4 Psoriasis 3032 5.5%
5 Seborrheic Dermatitis 1875 3.4%
6 Atopic Dermatitis 1564 2.9%
7 Allergic Contact Dermatitis 1405 2.6%
8 Verruca Plana 1290 2.4%
9 Lichen Simplex Chronicus 1253 2.3%
10 Verruca Vulgaris 1232 2.2%
*Dermatophytosis of the skin includes tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea manuum, tinea pedis,
tinea faciale, tinea imbricata, tinea nigra, tinea incognito, and tinea circinata.
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