Dermatological malignancies are among the most common form of cancers and the global incidence has been increasing at an alarming rate. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence, histopathological pattern, anatomical distribution and treatment outcome of dermatological malignancies at Bugando Medical Centre in North-western Tanzania. Data were collected from patients' file...

INTRODUCTION Dermatology is usually thought of as an outpatient specialty with low mortality, however some skin conditions require intensive care. These conditions are relatively rare and hence are best studied using clinical databases or disease registries. We interrogated a large, high-quality clinical database from a national audit of adult intensive care units (ICUs), with the aim of identi...

Correspondence to: William Yuk-Ming Tang Abstract: There are protean cutaneous manifestations in patients with lupus erythematosus (LE). Skin lesions rate one of the most common manifestations of SLE second to musculoskeletal features. They can be classified as LE-specific and LE-non-specific. The commonest LE-specific lesion is acute cutaneous LE (ACLE) and the commonest LE-non-specific lesion...

Down's syndrome (DS) is associated with rare dermatological disorders and increased frequency of some common dermatoses. Owing to advances in medical care and changes in attitude, the median age of death in this population has increased to 49 years, and the life expectancy of a 1-year-old person with DS today is more than 60 years and is likely to improve. With the increase in the number of ind...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY While skin disorders are commonly seen in paediatric emergency departments (PED), the exact frequency of the various dermatological conditions is unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the occurrence and spectrum of skin disorders in an urban PED and the need for a dermatological opinion. METHODS The medical records of patients attending the PED during 120 days over a 1-year p...