Dermatoses Number Wet type (%) P value * P<0.01
Contact dermatitis and hand eczema 129 31 (24.03) 0.908  
Asteatotic eczema 104 19 (18.27) 0.205  
Tinea 75 15 (20.0) 0.472  
Atopic dermatitis 67 10 (14.93) 0.093  
Seborrhoeic dermatitis 66 17 (25.8) 0.648  
Acne 52 21 (40.4) 0.006 *
Urticaria 47 11 (23.4) 1  
Viral wart 37 6 (16.2) 0.324  
Herpes (zoster and simplex) 30 10 (33.3) 0.193  
Skin tumour 27 5 (18.5) 0.647  
Injury 18 4 (22.2) 1  
Psoriasis vulgaris 17 2 (11.8) 0.385  
Chelitis 9 3 (33.3) 0.477  
Erythema multiforme 9 3 (33.3) 0.477  
Nummular eczema 8 3 (37.5) 0.401  
Alopecia 7 3 (42.9) 0.364  
Prurigo 7 2 (28.6) 0.671  
Others 47 13 (27.7) 0.487  
Total diagnoses 759 179 (23.6)    
Table 1: Summary of the frequency of wet earwax phenotype in various dermatoses (total 759 diagnoses in 623 patients).