Abstract
Background:
Skin diseases are responsible for significant morbidity among the general public in the general population of India.

Aim:
To Determine the distribution and patterns of skin diseases. To correlate socioeconomic and demographic variables with skin diseases in patients attending Skin and V.D opd of PIMS, Jalandhar.

Methods:
Cross-sectional one-time study of patients coming to the Department of Skin and V.D; PIMS, Jalandhar will be clinically diagnosed for various skin diseases for a period of 6 months. Data will be collected using a predesigned semistructured proforma. The collected data will be statistically analyzed. Inclusion criteria were those who agreed and gave consent. Exclusion criteria for those who did not agree.

Results:
Shows that out of 13365 patients, 3,461 (25.9 %) were infective, 720 (5.4 %) had autoimmune conditions; 392 (2.9 %) had STD; 733 (5.5 %) had pigmentary disorders; 4,674 (35%) were allergic, and 3,385 (25.3%) Other conditions. In infective diseases (3,461) males were 49 % and females were 51 %; 41% resided in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas; In (3,461) 24 % belonged to upper, 27 % middle, and 49 % were lower socioeconomic status. Out of 720, 52% belong to the upper, 20% to middle, and 28% to lower socio-economic status groups. In sexually transmitted diseases (392), males were 51% and females were 49%, out of 392, 30% belong to upper, 26 % middle, and 44 % lower socioeconomic status. In allergic (4674) diseases, males were 48 % and females were 52 %, and out of 4674, 42% belonged to the upper, 17 % middle, and 41 % belonged to the lower socioeconomic status.

Conclusion:
Our Study shows that the number of skin diseases is increasing. Out of these patients, the non-infective group was more prevalent. Sex-wise male/female ratio of patients with skin disorders was not significant. Our study also showed that skin diseases are more common in lower socioeconomic groups, probably due to overcrowding, unhygienic conditions, illiteracy, and inadequate nutrition.

Key words: SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences)