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  • Title: Skin disorders among school children in rural Tanzania and an assessment of therapeutic needs.
    Author: Ferié J, Dinkela A, Mbata M, Idindili B, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Hatz C.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2006 Oct; 36(4):219-21. PubMed ID: 17034696.
    Abstract:
    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.
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