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To evaluate changes in disease patterns, these data were compared with data for a cohort of 12,700 children diagnosed with skin diseases at the same clinic two to three decades earlier (in 1977, 1980, and 1983).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> The most frequent disease was dermatitis\/eczema (34.7%), with atopic dermatitis found in 20.7% of children, contact dermatitis in 6.9%, pityriasis alba in 2.1%, and seborrheic dermatitis in 1.8%. Infections (19.3%), nevi (5.6%), scabies (4.8%), and insect bites (4.3%) followed. More viral (12%) than bacterial (3.7%) and fungal (3.6%) infections were noted. Warts constituted 53.2% of viral infections. Immigrants had an increased risk for bacterial infections and scabies.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2002<\/jats:bold> Children diagnosed with skin diseases 24\u201330\u2003years earlier were younger; exhibited lower prevalences of dermatitis\/eczema (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>=\u20030.01), viral infections (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u20030.001) and nevi (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u20030.001); higher prevalences of bacterial and fungal infections (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u20030.001) and insect bites (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u20030.01); and similar rates of scabies (<jats:italic>P\u2003<\/jats:italic>=\u20030.17). 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