title: Cutaneous diseases in Native Americans.
abstract: Native Americans have a rich and complex heritage and culture. Although the genetic pool has changed with increasing integration with other Americans with different ancestry, there are important conditions that are unique to Native Americans, the most prominent example being actinic prurigo. The scientific literature dealing with Native American skin conditions is sparse and more studies are needed to understand more fully cutaneous disease in Native Americans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 619 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. ray-cornelison@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Raymond L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cornelison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology