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Trop Doct
; 36(4): 219-21, 2006 Oct.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17034696
RESUMEN
Eight hundred and twenty primary school children were examined to assess the spectrum and prevalence of skin diseases in rural Tanzania. In all, 55% of the children had one or several skin disorders, but only 33% of all diagnoses in a cluster of 14% of the children required treatment. Tinea versicolor was found in 26.2%, pyoderma and dermatophytoses in less than 10%, while few children had scabies or eczematous lesions.