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The objective of the current study was to examine the range of diagnoses among consultations at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, to help develop a strategy for targeted education of primary health care personnel. This was a retrospective review of data for children seen at a pediatric dermatology clinic from 2005 to 2010, recorded according to International Classification of Diseases coding and compared with published data from similar clinical settings. There were 13,253 clinic visits, with 4,789 patients seen (median age 4.8 yrs, range 2 days to 18.6 yrs). The top 10 diagnoses accounted for 88.5% of consultations (59.5% atopic eczema [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AE<\/jats:styled-content>], 7.1% seborrheic dermatitis [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>], 4.2% superficial mycoses, 3.1% molluscum contagiosum, 2.8% vitiligo, 2.7% viral warts, 2.4% prurigo or scabies, 2.3% psoriasis, 2.3% hemangioma, 2.1% impetigo). Disease prevalence was somewhat different during the first year of life (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AE<\/jats:styled-content> 43.7%, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content> 18.6%, hemangiomas 13.4%). Inflammatory dermatoses (76.6%) were more prevalent than infections and infestations (14.5%). The disease spectrum was similar to that in developed countries, although <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AE<\/jats:styled-content> prevalence was higher in this study (followed by London 36%, Greece 35%, and Hong Kong 33%) than in 19 published studies. The top 10 diagnoses accounted for more than 70% of diagnoses in 12 studies. The retrospective nature and setting at a specialist clinic increased bias and limited generalizability. Focused education on the optimal care of common diseases, especially <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AE<\/jats:styled-content>, could reduce referrals, improve access, and allow specialists at tertiary centers more time to manage complex and uncommon dermatoses.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/pde.12714","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,17]],"date-time":"2015-11-17T11:45:16Z","timestamp":1447760716000},"page":"99-102","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Focus on the Top Ten Diagnoses Could Reduce Pediatric Dermatology Referrals"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Betty","family":"Kakande","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Dermatology Red Cross Children's Hospital Cape Town South Africa"},{"name":"Division of Dermatology Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Freedom","family":"Gumedze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistical Sciences University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carol","family":"Hlela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Dermatology Red Cross Children's Hospital Cape Town South Africa"},{"name":"Division of Dermatology Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nonhlanhla P.","family":"Khumalo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Dermatology Red Cross Children's Hospital Cape Town South Africa"},{"name":"Division of Dermatology Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2133.1999.03048.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-4362.1997.00140.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2004.02298.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization.Epidemiology and management of common skin diseases in children in developing countries2005[online]. 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