title: [Cutaneous pathology of misery].
abstract: Cutaneous disease is the most common health problem found in the homeless, in out patient clinics as well as in hospitals. They are related to life style characteristics. Fungal, bacterial infections, scabies and pediculosis are mainly observed. Other frequently observed skin diseases are caused by physical violence and trauma, drug abuse and nutritional deficiency In addition to limited access to health care, homeless patients tend to neglect their skin until problems become serious and disabling. The patient's condition will worsen without hospitalisation.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier René-Dubos, Pontoise.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bourrat
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011203:Poverty; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Pathologie cutanée de la misère.