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We carried out a descriptive study to understand the epidemiology of skin diseases amongst patients consulting at an outpatient dermatology clinic and its variations with the onset of COVID-19.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective database study over a period of 2 years at Laquintinie hospital, Cameroon. Two periods were distinguished: 1 March 2019 to 29 February 2020 (pre-COVID-19 era) and 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 (COVID-19 era).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall, 5946 patients with one or more clinical conditions were analysed. The most common age group described was young adults (18\u201340 years). Females consulted twice as much as males (M\/F ratio; 1:1.7). The mean age was 28.9 (\u00b118.0) years with an age range of 1 month to 89 years. Infectious dermatoses predominated. However, the single most prevalent dermatologic condition was acne. There was a 35.6% drop in consultation frequency in the COVID-19 era.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Three in four patients consulting at dermatology clinic are below 40 years, with a female predominance. Epidemiological profile of dermatoses in Cameroon is similar to that in the rest of Africa. Consultation frequency decreased in the COVID-19 era but trends in consultations were rather unaltered except for patients above 50 years where eczema and scabies increased. More studies should be conducted to understand these trends better at a national level and envisage training of health personnel on prevalent dermatoses.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ski2.113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,1]],"date-time":"2022-04-01T09:05:44Z","timestamp":1648803944000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Trends in Dermatology Consultations in the COVID-19 Era in Cameroon"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"2","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4058-3509","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edgar","family":"Mandeng Ma Linwa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea , Buea ,","place":["Cameroon"]},{"name":"Hopital Laquintinie de Douala , Douala ,","place":["Cameroon"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Odette Berline","family":"Sigha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hopital Laquintinie de 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