[Epidemiological features of tumors of the skin and mucosal membranes in the department of dermatology at the Yalgado Ouedraogo National Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso].
We conducted a retrospective study of the files of all patients seen from 1 January 1992 through 31 December 1996 with tumors of the skin and mucosal membranes at the Yalgado Ouédraogo National Hospital in order to determine the epidemiologic features of this disease. The records revealed 988 patients presented 1024 tumors, which could be classified into 33 categories. Most of the patients (60.6%) were in the age bracket of 20 to 39 years. Nearly all cases (988 or 96.5%) were benign skin tumors, mainly of infectious origin, especially viral (51.7%). We observed a substantial number of sexually transmissible infections, such as condylomata. We also found 36 cases (3.5%) of malignant tumors, including 29 cases of Kaposi sarcoma, five skin carcinoma (13.8%), three spinocellular and two basocellular; we also noted two borderline malignant tumors: a dermatofibrosar-coma protuberans and a nodular hidradenoma. The elevated prevalence of condyloma (151 cases) may explain the predominance of the 20-39 year age group, which is the most sexually active. Our series also confirmed the relative rarity (3.5%) of cutaneous cancers among African blacks. The predominance of Kaposi sarcoma may be explained by the high prevalence of HIV infection in our country.
Barro-Traoré
Fatou
F
Service de dermatologie et de vénéréologie, Centre hospitalier national Yalgado Ouedraogo, 01 BP 7022, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. fatou_barro@yahoo.fr
Traoré
Adama
A
Konaté
Issouf
I
Traoré
Si Simon
SS
Sawadogo
Nobila Oumar
NO
Sanou
Issa
I
Soudré
B Robert
BR
Heid
Eric
E
Grosshans
Edouard
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*