Skin diseases among adults in Tasiilaq, East Greenland
| Autor: | Morten B. Haulrig, Anna M. Andersson, Julia-Tatjana Maul, Jingyuan Xu, Su M. Lwin, Carsten Flohr, Lone S. Hove, Tove Agner, Anders Koch, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, Claus Zachariae, Jacob P. Thyssen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 83, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 22423982 2242-3982 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/22423982.2024.2412378 |
| Popis: | Cold climate and unique genetic and environmental factors may influence the prevalence of skin diseases in Greenland. However, there is a lack of epidemiological studies on skin diseases in the adult Greenlandic population. To address this unmet need a cross-sectional study, run by dermatologists from Denmark, the UK, and Switzerland estimated the prevalence and clinical manifestations of skin diseases among adults in East Greenland in May 2022. All adults ≥18 years in the town of Tasiilaq were invited, and 295 individuals aged 18–78 years participated (22.5% of the overall adult population in Tasiilaq). Two-hundred and three participants (69%) had visible signs of current skin disease, and among these, 242 cases of dermatoses were identified. The most common skin diseases were hand eczema (22.4%), lichen simplex (9.5%), discoid eczema (7.1%), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and acne vulgaris (5.8% each). Scabies was the most frequent infectious skin disease (4.4%). No cases of skin cancer were identified. Atopic dermatitis and psoriasis presented with disease that was of limited extent and different from the classical presentations. Skin diseases showed a high prevalence among adults in East Greenland, and some of them were severe. This indicates a noteworthy public health problem that warrants better access to dermatologist support. |
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