TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Dermatitis, Seborrheic
KW - Eczema
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Hypopigmentation
KW - Infant
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Mali
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pityriasis
KW - Prevalence
KW - Vitiligo
KW - Young Adult
AU - Berthe S
AU - Faye O
AU - Bagayogo B
AU - Dicko A
AU - Traore P
AU - Coulibaly K
AU - Keita S
AB - <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>
BT - Le Mali medical
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766334?dopt=Abstract
C2 - Mali
CY - Bamako
DA - 2012
IS - 1
J2 - Mali Med
LA - fre
N2 - <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>
PB - Société médicale du Mali
PP - Bamako
PY - 2012
SP - 6
EP - 9
T2 - Le Mali medical
TI - [Etiology of acquired hypochromic patches in dermatological area in Mali].
VL - 27
SN - 1993-0836
ER -