Aspects of dermatology practice in Auckland.
In June 1984, a survey of outpatient attendances at the Auckland Hospital skin clinic was carried out. Similar data was obtained about patients attending a dermatologist in private in Auckland. There were 869 visits to the skin clinic, 36% of them new patients, and 296 visits in the private clinic, 48% new. Twenty-eight percent of patients were over 65 years old. The most common conditions seen were cutaneous malignancies (20%), solar keratoses (17%), and eczema (17%).
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007642:Keratosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000453:epidemiology; D009520:New Zealand; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology