02128nas a2200457   4500000000100000008004100001260004600042653001500088653001000103653000900113653002200122653001000144653002100154653002800175653002700203653001100230653001100241653001100252653002100263653001100284653001200295653000900307653000900316653001600325653001500341653001500356653001300371653001600384100001300400700001100413700001500424700001200439700001300451700001600464700001200480245007900492300000800571490000700579520107000586022001401656       2012                            d  c2012bSociété médicale du MaliaBamako10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aCross-Sectional Studies10aDermatitis, Seborrheic10aEczema10aFemale10aHumans10aHypopigmentation10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aMali10aMiddle Aged10aPityriasis10aPrevalence10aVitiligo10aYoung Adult1 aBerthe S1 aFaye O1 aBagayogo B1 aDicko A1 aTraore P1 aCoulibaly K1 aKeita S00a[Etiology of acquired hypochromic patches in dermatological area in Mali].  a6-90 v273 a<p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>In dark skin patients, hypopigmentation is the most disfiguring condition. Very few studies on hypochromic disorders have been conducted in specialized health centers. The present study is aimed to describe the etiologies of hypochromic patches in dermatological area, in Bamako.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>We carried out a cross sectional study in the Dermatology Clinic of the "Centre National d'Appui à la lutte contre la Maladie (CNAM, Ex Institut Marchoux)". All acquired hypochromic patches (HP) were selected. HP was defined as a "skin patch lighter in pigmentation than normal surrounding skin with a diameter of at least 1 cm". The diagnosis was mainly based on clinical findings.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The prevalence of HP was 3.42% and the main causes were seborrheic dermatitis (23.3%), pytiriasis alba (20.15%), vitiligo (18.9%), pityriasis versicolore (18.5%) and leprosy (12.6%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>There are many causes of HP including leprosy, a disease though rare to date, but still prevalent in dermatological area.</p>  a1993-0836