title: Spanish dermatological vocabulary used by Mexican workers.
abstract: Spanish is the second most common language spoken in the United States. Physicians can expect a growing population of patients who speak Spanish as their primary language. The purpose of this study was to develop a glossary of Spanish dermatological vocabulary commonly used by Mexican workers. Dermatologic terms were gathered from transcripts of in-depth interviews with 31 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Participants were asked to name and define words related to skin irritations. Farmworkers provided several definitions of some terms, and several Spanish equivalents exist for specific English words. This glossary is a supplement to other resources for learning medical Spanish and expands health care professionals' knowledge of dermatology-related Spanish vocabulary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Quirina M
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Vallejos
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krejci-Manwaring
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: Gerell
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rapp
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D007802:Language; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States