title: Skin disorders among school children in rural Tanzania and an assessment of therapeutic needs.
abstract: Eight hundred and twenty primary school children were examined to assess the spectrum and prevalence of skin diseases in rural Tanzania. In all, 55% of the children had one or several skin disorders, but only 33% of all diagnoses in a cluster of 14% of the children required treatment. Tinea versicolor was found in 26.2%, pyoderma and dermatophytoses in less than 10%, while few children had scabies or eczematous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Diagnostics, SwissTropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland. jferie@gmx.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferié
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinkela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mbata
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Idindili
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmid-Grendelmeier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology