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The Incidence of Skin Diseases in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Author(s) -
Share'ah Ahmed M.,
Dayem Hussein Abdel
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.tb04223.x
Subject(s) - abu dhabi , medicine , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , optometry , pathology , physics , metropolitan area , optics
This is the first report on the incidence of skin diseases in the United Arab Emirates. A diagnostic analysis of 26,670 patients seen over the last 2 years (January 1987 to December 1988) at the Dermatology Clinic in Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE, is presented. The skin diseases have been listed in order of frequency and their percentages are compared with figures from other parts of the world. The common skin diseases as well as the peculiarities are discussed.