Notes on the Ætiology of Some Skin Diseases Met with in the Tropics *Being a paper read at the Medical Research Section of the Indian Science Congress, 1924.
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under our observation. Age.?The age incidence of leucoderma is from 1 to 2 years and upwards, and the commonest period of onset is in the second and third decades of life. Leprosy and filarial lymphangitis and elephantiasis are rare in children. As mentioned in books, we found impetigo contagiosa very common in children, tinea tonsurans under 10 or 12 years of age, acne vulgaris in adolescents and psoriasis in advanced age. Sex.?It is difficult to study the sex-factor in India, as all classes do not seek treatment in an out-patient department owing to the prevalence of the purdali system. Lupus erythematosus is more common in women and association of leucoderma with it has been noted in one or two cases. Tinea
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