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Study of the skin disease spectrum occurring in an Afro-Caribbean population

✍ Scribed by Patricia Dunwell; Arlene Rose

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Weight: 71 KB
Volume: 42
Category: Article
ISSN: 0011-9059
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01358.x

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Abstract

Background There is a scarcity of recent up‐to‐date studies on the incidence of skin disease among Afro‐Caribbeans.

Methods One thousand patients were retrospectively studied for the commonest diagnoses made over a 5‐month period from January to May 2001.

Results The commonest skin diseases seen were acne vulgaris (29.21%), seborrhoeic eczema (22.02%), pigmentary disorders (16.56%), and atopic eczema (6.1%). Other notable common diagnoses included keratosis pilaris, tinea infection, hirsuitism, folliculitis keloidalis nuchae, viral warts, dermatosis papulosa nigra, and confluent and reticulate papillomatosis.

Conclusion The pattern of skin disease seen in the Afro‐Caribbean population studied, more closely resembles those seen in developed countries than those seen in developing countries.

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