TY - JOUR T1 - [Translated article] What Proportion of the Spanish Dermatology Caseload Corresponds to Primarily Sexually Transmitted Infections and Other Anogenital Dermatoses? Results From the DIADERM National Random Survey JO - Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas T2 - AU - Martin-Gorgojo,A. AU - Comunión-Artieda,A. AU - Descalzo-Gallego,M.Á. AU - Arias-Santiago,S. AU - Molina-Leyva,A. AU - Gilaberte,Y. AU - Fernández-Crehuet,P. AU - Husein-ElAhmed,H. AU - Viera-Ramírez,A. AU - Fernández-Peñas,P. AU - Taberner,R. AU - Buendía-Eisman,A. AU - García-Doval,I. SN - 00017310 M3 - 10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.023 DO - 10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.023 UR - https://actasdermo.org/es-translated-article-what-proportion-spanish-articulo-S0001731022000035 AB - Background and objectivePredominantly sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and infestations and other anogenital dermatoses are covered in the training of specialists in dermatology and venereology in Spain. This study aimed to analyze the proportion of the dermatology caseload these diseases account for within the public and private dermatological activity of the Spanish health system. Material and methodsObservational cross-sectional study of time periods describing the diagnoses made in outpatient dermatology clinics, obtained through the anonymous DIADERM survey of a representative random sample of dermatologists. Based on diagnostic codes of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, 36 related diagnoses were selected, and classified into 12 groups. ResultsOnly 3.16% of diagnoses corresponded to STIs and other anogenital dermatoses. The most common diagnostic group was anogenital human papillomavirus infection, followed by molluscum contagiosum, and inflammatory anogenital dermatoses. Lesions with these diagnoses were usually the main reasons for first visits in the National Health Service. In private practice, the diagnoses usually came after referrals from other physicians. ConclusionsSTIs and other anogenital dermatoses account for a very small proportion of the dermatology caseload in Spain, although the inclusion of molluscum contagiosum diagnoses overestimates these conditions. The fact that no STI centers or monographic STI consultations were included in the random sample of dermatology partly explains the under-representation of these areas of the specialty. A determined effort to support and promote monographic STI centres and clinics should be made. ER -