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Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in the Bantu
Author(s) -
DOGLIOTTI M.,
BENTLEYPHILLIPS C. B.,
SCHMAMAN A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1974.tb06721.x
Subject(s) - bantu languages , lichen sclerosus , population , dermatology , medicine , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics
SUMMARY Four cases of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus are described. This condition has hitherto been regarded as very rare in the pure‐blooded African, and these cases are believed to be the first described amongst the African Bantu population.