title: [Dermatological problems in visitors to the tropics].
abstract: Diseases of the skin are common in travellers returning from the tropics and immigrants from tropical countries, and often pose a challenge for physicians in the industrialized world. In addition to the cosmopolitan skin diseases, dermatoses linked specifically to the geoclimatic and socio-economic conditions prevailing in the tropics. To correctly diagnose such dermatological lesions, knowledge of the respective geographic aspects and tropical medicine is a must. An unusual climate and contact with microorganisms, parasites and insects not normally encountered can result in a specific spectrum of skin problems in persons who spend time in tropical regions.
authors.affiliation: profpeterstingl@web.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stingl
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014195:Travel; D014330:Tropical Medicine