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Regional Dermatoses in the African Black
Author(s) -
Olumide Yetunde M,
Odunowo Bola D,
Odiase Abimbola O
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb03899.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , necrobiosis lipoidica , sporotrichosis , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
In a survey of dermatitis diagnosed in Lagos, Nigeria, dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans, lichen planus, lichen simplex chronicus, pretibial achromic lesions, and ichthyosiform dry skin are very common; necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum and diabetic dermopathy are moderately common; sporotrichosis and lichen amyloidosis are occasionally seen, but erythema nodosum is rare.