This study was conducted from September 2023 to May 2024, and included 250 patients to assess the out-patients' skin diseases attended Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology clin-ics at Benha University Hospitals. A questionnaire was designed for their sociodemographic characters. Clinical examination for skin and hair was done in all cases by dermatologist. The results showed that out of total 250 patients there were 941 (59.2%) females and 101 (40.4%) males, aged from 1:60 years. Parasitic skin infestation was found in 113 cases (45.2%). Papu-lar urticaria due to insect bite was the most frequently observed as it was found in (21.2 %) of cases followed by pediculosis capitis (16.8%), scabies (4.4%), demodicosis (2.8%) and cuta-neous leshimaniasis (1.6%). Parasitic skin infestation was more in females (61.1%) than in males (38.9%), at age group 6 to18 year (53.1%), and mostly from rural areas (61.9%). |
