Pathologie cutanée du sujet âgé en dermatologie

Skin pathology of the elderly patients: Case of black African

“…Despite these limitations, this study has documented the main reasons of consultations of the elderly. In our study, the proportion of the elderly was lower than that reported in Tunisia [3,4] and in Taiwan [5]. These results can be explained by the relative short life expectancy related to poverty and deficient health systems in Subsaharan Africa.…”

“…The low value of malignant tumors in our study is discordant with several studies [3][4][5][8][9][10]. This difference is due to genetically pigmented skin of our patients whose dense epidermal melanin protects them from ultraviolet radiation [11], and therefore, preventing them from skin cancers.…”

“…This difference is due to genetically pigmented skin of our patients whose dense epidermal melanin protects them from ultraviolet radiation [11], and therefore, preventing them from skin cancers. In the present study, Kaposi sarcoma was the most common cancer which is similar to that of several Subsaharian African studies [12,13] and different from that of developed country studies in which basal cell carcinoma was the most prevalent [3][4][5].…”

“…Mycosis followed by eczema was the most common reason of consultation in the elderly in Tunisia as in our study [3,4] compared with the Western countries where eczema followed by tumors were the most prevalent ( Table 2). The climatic factors such as heat and humidity could be explain the high rate of mycoses in Africa.…”

Pathologie cutanée du sujet âgé en dermatologie à Lomé, Togo : étude de 325 cas

“…Malgré ces limites, cette étude nous a permis de documenter les principaux motifs de consultations du sujet âgé à Lomé. La proportion des sujets âgés dans notre étude représente moins de la moitié de celles rapportées en Tunisie [ 3 , 4 ], et moins du quart de celle rapportée en Taïwan [ 5 ]. Ces résultats peuvent être expliqués par la faible espérance de vie en Afrique subsaharienne liée à la pauvreté et à la sous-médicalisation.…”