Open AccessEpidemiological pattern of contact dermatitis among urban and rural Patients attending a tertiary care center in a semi-urban area in Eastern India
Author(s) -
Shinjini Ghosh,
Sourav Kundu,
Sanjay Ghosh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_792_19
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , rural area , contact dermatitis , tertiary care , dermatology , population , irritant contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , environmental health , family medicine , allergy , pathology , immunology
There is a trend of increase in number of contact dermatitis cases. Studies on the prevalence and epidemiological pattern of allergic skin disorders in Indian scenario are not much available. The present study was designed to assess the epidemiological pattern of contact dermatitis in rural and urban areas in a peripheral district in eastern India.