RT Book, Section
A1 Ramos-e-Silva, Marcia
A1 Munhoz-da-Fontoura, Gabriela
A1 Hexsel, Dóris
A2 Kelly, A. Paul
A2 Taylor, Susan C.
A2 Lim, Henry W.
A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
SR Print(0)
ID 1161551090
T1 South America: Brazil
T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071805520
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161551090
RD 2024/04/16
AB KEY  POINTSLatin  America  has  the  largest  skin  of  color  population  outside  of  the  countries  of  Africa  and  Asia.  Currently,  Brazil  and  other  Latin  American  countries  have  diverse  populations  composed  of  descendants  from  Europe,  Africa,  and  Asia,  along  with  Brazilian  indigenous  people.Brazilian  and  other  Latin  American  skin  of  color  populations  experience  cutaneous  problems  specific  to  or  more  common  in  people  with  skin  of  color.  Problems  that  are  due  to  skin  color  assume  different  characteristics  from  those  found  in  Caucasians.Dry  skin  is  a  frequent  complaint  among  Latin  Americans  with  skin  of  color,  and  large  amounts  of  emollients  are  often  necessary.Tropical  diseases  such  as  scabies,  syphilis,  pityriasis  versicolor,  and  tinea  corporis  may  have  a  different  clinical  expression  in  Latin  Americans  than  in  other  populations.Acral  lentiginous  melanoma  is  much  more  common  in  Latin  American  skin  of  color  patients  and  older  age  groups  compared  with  Caucasian  patients  and  younger  age  groups.