|
|
 |
 |
| |
 Printable version |
Non tumorous dermatosis diagnosed in the pathology laboratory of the Lomé-Tokoin teaching hospital (Togo) |
Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé . Volume 7, Number 2, 75-80, Mars-Avril 1997, Étude originale
|
 Résumé
Article gratuit
|
Author(s) : Gado Napo-Koura, Palokinam Pitche, Kissem Tchangai-Walla |
Summary : The non-tumorous skin diseases are common in hospital consultation in tropical countries. These affections constitute a great health problem in black Africa. Their diagnosis is often clinically easy, but sometimes histologically examination is necessary to have the positive diagnosis. In Togo, a retrospective study conducted during ten years allowed to note 516 cases of non-tumoural dermatosis wich were histologically diagnosed. The principal affections were: inflammatory dermatosis 339cases (213 cases were not specific, against 108 specific cases predominated by leprosy: 82 cases), epidermal dermatosis (97cases, predominated by eczema and psoriasis), dermal lesions (44 cases), lesions of dermic and epidermic junction (23 cases), hypodermic (13 cases). The results of this study shows the diversity of non-tumorous dermatosis diagnosed by the histology. The eradication of theses diseases in Africa needs to have efficient laboratory diagnosis and research means in every countries. |
Keywords : |
|
