title: Pattern of dermatological diseases in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Guwahati.
abstract: A study on 42198 new cases who have attended the Dermatology department of Gawahati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam was carried out for a period of 3 years (1998, 1999 and 2000) Eczema (23.10%), pyoderma (14.29%), fungal infection(14.24%) and psoriasis (5.77%) were the major skin diseases in this part of our country. The incidence of S.T.D. and leprosy has been recorded as 2.63% and 2.26% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati-32, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Das