Epidemiology of Skin Disease

Question 1

environmental causes of skin disease

Answer 1

common - irritant contact dermatitis, polymorphic light eruption
rare - strimmer’s dermatitis, cold urticaria

Question 2

occupational causes of skin disease

Answer 2

common - contact allergy

rare - frostbite

Question 3

inflammatory causes of skin disease

Answer 3

common - psoriasis

rare - pityriasis rubra pilaris

Question 4

immunological causes of skin disease

Answer 4

common - atopic dermatitis

rare - systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 5

infection causes of skin disease

Answer 5

common - herpes simplex virus

rare - erysipelas

Question 6

infestation causes of skin disease

Answer 6

common - scabies

rare - tungiasis

Question 7

inherited causes of skin disease

Answer 7

common - psoriasis

rare - neurofibromatosis

Question 8

systemic causes of skin disease

Answer 8

common - thyroid disease

rare - systemic sclerosis

Question 9

iatrogenic causes of skin disease

Answer 9

common - drug eruptions

rare - severe phototherapy burn

Question 10

what is the definition of prevalence

Answer 10

total number of cases within the population at any one time

Question 11

what is the definitions of incidence

Answer 11

number of new cases of a disease defined as the % of the population who develop the disease over a fixed period of time