01149nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001900052653001100071653001500082653002100097653001800118653003000136653001300166653002100179100001300200700001400213700001200227700001500239700002600254700001100280245009900291300001100390490000700401520043700408022001400845       2006                            d10aChild10aDermatomycoses10aHumans10aPrevalence10aRural Population10aSkin Diseases10aSkin Diseases, Infectious10aTanzania10aTinea Versicolor1 aFerié J1 aDinkela A1 aMbata M1 aIdindili B1 aSchmid-Grendelmeier P1 aHatz C00aSkin disorders among school children in rural Tanzania and an assessment of therapeutic needs.  a219-210 v363 a<p>Eight hundred and twenty primary school children were examined to assess the spectrum and prevalence of skin diseases in rural Tanzania. In all, 55% of the children had one or several skin disorders, but only 33% of all diagnoses in a cluster of 14% of the children required treatment. Tinea versicolor was found in 26.2%, pyoderma and dermatophytoses in less than 10%, while few children had scabies or eczematous lesions.</p>
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