| Common dermatologic disorders in skin of color: a comparative practice survey. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18189024 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There is a paucity of data on the epidemiology of dermatologic disease in populations with skin of color. Our objective was to compare the most common diagnoses for which patients of various racial and ethnic groups were treated at a hospital-based dermatology faculty practice. We reviewed the diagnosis codes of 1412 patient visits from August 2004 through July 2005 at the Skin of Color Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, in New York. New York, in whom race and ethnicity were recorded. The most common diagnoses observed during dermatologic visits by black and white patients were compared. The leading diagnoses observed during the study period differed between black and white patients. During visits by black patients, the 5 most common diagnoses observed at our center were acne (ICD-9 [International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision] 706.1); dyschromia (ICD-9 709.09); contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause (ICD-9 692.9); alopecia (ICD-9 704.0); and seborrheic dermatitis (ICD-9 690.1). During visits by white patients, the 5 most common diagnoses recorded were acne (ICD-9 706.1); lesion of unspecified behavior (ICD-9 238.2); benign neoplasm of skin of trunk (ICD-9 216.5); contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause (ICD-9 692.9); and psoriasis (ICD-9 696. 1). Although similarities were seen in the frequency of acne and eczema, conditions such as dyschromia and alopecia were commonly seen during black patient visits but were not among the leading 10 diagnoses made during white patient visits. |
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Authors:
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Andrew F Alexis; Amanda B Sergay; Susan C Taylor |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner Volume: 80 ISSN: 0011-4162 ISO Abbreviation: Cutis Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-14 Completed Date: 2008-02-25 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0006440 Medline TA: Cutis Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 387-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10025, USA. andrew.alexis@columbia.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Acne Vulgaris
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diagnosis,
ethnology African Continental Ancestry Group Dermatitis, Contact / diagnosis, ethnology Dermatitis, Seborrheic / diagnosis, ethnology Eczema / diagnosis, ethnology European Continental Ancestry Group Humans Psoriasis / diagnosis, ethnology Retrospective Studies Skin Diseases / diagnosis*, ethnology* Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis, ethnology |
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