Prevalence and Incidence of Skin conditions

Prevalance of types of Skin conditions:

For details see prevalence of types of Skin conditions analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Acne: 17 million Americans, almost 85% of people 12-24 years of age.
• Psoriasis: 5.5 million people in the USA (NIAMS)
• Dermatitis: 33 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• Eczema: 15 million people (NIAMS); 10% infants/children estimated (NIAMS); 9% (NIAID); 8.5 million
• Vitiligo: 2 to 5 million people in the USA (1-2% worldwide); 1,059,560 people in the USA 1996 ¹
• Allergies: 50-60 million (NIAID); 9-16% (NIAID); 50 million cases annually (NIAID); 10% of American women (NHWIC); 8,526,000 children respiratory allergies (NHIS-97); 7,304,000 children non-respiratory allergies (NHIS-97)
• Behcet's Disease: rare in the USA; more common in Middle East, Asia, and Japan.
• Callus: 25 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with corns or calluses)
• Cold sores: estimated 50 to 80% of Americans have HSV-1
• Corns: 25 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with corns or calluses)
• Cutaneous mastocytosis: rare
• Dry skin: 31 per 1000 - NHIS95 (trouble with dry/itching skin)
• Human Papillomavirus: 20 million Americans currently infected (NIAID; CDC 2001)
• Incontinentia Pigmenti: 700 - 1,000 cases of incontinentia pigmenti have been reported, Genetics Home Reference website
• Lichen sclerosis: rare
• Moles: common; most people have 10-40 moles.
• Molluscum contagiosum: Common.
• Neurofibromatosis-1: 1 per 3,000 - 4,000 people suffer from neurofibromatosis type 1 worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
• Rosacea: 13 million people in the United States (NIAMS)
• Sarcoidosis: 20 per 100,000 overall; 5 in 100,000 white people; 40 out of 100,000 black people; Scandinavia 64 out of 100,000 people
• Scabies: common
• Scleroderma: estimated 300,000 Americans (NWHIC)
• Sebaceous cyst: 5 per 1000 - NHIS95
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Skin conditions Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Incidence of types of Skin conditions:

For details see incidence of types of Skin conditions analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Herpes zoster: 500,000 cases (NIAID)
• Skin tumor: more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous)
• Anthrax: 0 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
• Burns: 6,044 annual cases in Victora 1996 for fires/burns/scalds (DHS-VIC)
• Cutaneous diphtheria: Approximately 0.001 cases per 100,000 population in the U.S. since 1980 (DBMD)
• Genital warts: 1 million annual cases in the USA (NIAID)
• Hives: about 15% Americans each year (NWHIC)
• Human Papillomavirus: 5.5 million new cases (NIAID/American Social Health Association)
• Melanoma: 53,600 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate: skin melanomas)
• Necrotizing fasciitis: 600 cases (DBMD)
• Open Wound: 60,052 annual cases of open wounds in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
• Sarcoidosis: 20 per 100,000 in the city, less in the country.
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Death statistics for Skin conditions:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Skin conditions:

• 1 male deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 1994 for skin diseases (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
• 1 female deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 1994 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
• Skin diseases caused 1 male death per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
• Skin diseases caused 2 female deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
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Prevalence/Incidence of Skin conditions: Online Medical Books

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The causative organism in SSSS is group 2 Staphylococcus aureus, primarily phage type 71, which produces exotoxins that cause detachment of the epidermis. Predisposing factors may include impaired immunity and renal insufficiency — present to some extent in the normal neonate because of immature development of these systems.

SSSS is most prevalent in infants age 1 to 3 months but may develop in children. It’s uncommon in adults.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Skin conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Skin conditions at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Skin conditions refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Skin conditions diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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