Aspects of dermatology practice in Auckland

In June 1984, a survey of outpatient attendances at the Auckland Hospital skin clinic was carried out. Similar data was obtained about patients attending a dermatologist in private in Auckland. There were 869 visits to the skin clinic, 36% of them new patients, and 296 visits in the private clinic, 48% new. Twenty-eight percent of patients were over 65 years old. The most common conditions seen were cutaneous malignancies (20%), solar keratoses (17%), and eczema (17%).