title: Pattern of skin diseases in Bantwal Taluq, Dakshina Kannada.
abstract: A survey was conducted to find out the pattern of skin diseases among patients who attended the fortnightly medical camp held in Bantwal Taluq, a rural area. Infective disorders were found in 42.68% and non infective in 41.58%. Among the infective disorders fungal infections were most common (24.08%). Among the non infective dermatoses eczemas were most common (33.93%). On comparing the proportional infectivity rate of infectious diseases among males and females it was found that in scabies males were more affected than females.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermato-Venereology, KMC, Mangalore 575 001, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rao