Skin Diseases Statistics :Post Flood in Surat 2006

Skin Diseases Statistics

Post Flood Out Patient Department

Dr. Rajesh M. Buddhadev

MD

Nisarg Skin Clinic

# 3 B Shashi Towers

Adajan Patia

Rander Road, Surat-395009

Phone: 091-261-2785685

091-982-5090230

buddhadev1@gmail.com

Surat has recently seen one of the worst floods in its history. (7^th august 2006 to 12^th august 2006)

I am living in same area (Adajan area of Surat City-which was badly affected by flood) and I started to see poor and needy patients from 14^th August 2006 from 11 am to 7 pm at my Laser Centre. It was free OPD with my routine patients. This Statistics is to highlight the type of diseases which can flare up due to floods. AT present the main concentration of all Doctors and health authority is on other diseases like Leptospirosis etc but no one is speaking about the most common problem people are facing at this particular moment. Following is the brief data of the patients we seen with broad disease wise category. I hope it will be taken in consideration for future references also. I am going to publish detail analysis in one of Dermatology Journals.

Name of Diseases	Nos of Patients seen
Fungal Infection Of Skin	102
Acute Flare up of Existing Skin Diseases Those who were under treatment like Ch Eczema, Psoriasis Etc	44
Bacterial Infection Of skin	39
Acute Urticaria	36
Miscellaneous Skin Diseases	24
Non Specific Pruritus	23
Herpes Zoster	18
Irritant Contact Dermatitis	18
Herpes Genitalis	13
Viral Exanthema (fever)	12
Sebo. Dermatitis	7
Total Cases seen in 7 days	336