Clinical and Epidemiological Aspect of Black African Adult Women With Facial Dermatosis
To describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of black African adult women affected
by facial dermatosis.
It was a descriptive and retrospective study conducted at the Dermatovenereology
Department of the Teaching Hospital of Treichville.
It was conducted over a period of 5 years from January 2010 to December 2014.
This study concerned women aged over 18 years who have attended consultation for any
facial dermatosis and had a diagnosis after a paraclinical and/or clinical examination.
Have not been taken into account in the study, all Caucasian women and all other women
with uncompleted records which do not contain all the epidemiological and clinical data required for the study.
The mean age was 37.7 ranging from 18 to 89-years-old. There were at least two facial
dermatosis in 2.51% cases. The pigmentary disorders occurred mostly in 24.7% followed
by acne group and seborrheic dermatitis (19.5%). The first three facial dermatosis of women
were exogenous ochronosis, seborrheic dermatitis and lichen planus respectively 16.7%, 10.7% and 10%
The face is the main interface of interhuman relations. Therefore, the facial dermatosis in their
apparent character caused most often aesthetical damage and secondary psychic suffering in
their apparent character.
This psychic suffering are more intense in adult women whose face
constitutes an important element of their charm and their seduction. Black African women are
also concerned. In this context, it is important to identify all facial dermatosis in adult women
in order to elaborate an effective treatment of these apparent pathologies. This study aimed at
identifying all dermatosis occurring on the face of black African adult women specially.
Specifically, this study aimed at describing the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of facial
dermatosis of black adult woman.
Dermatol Open J. 2017; 2(2): 31-35. doi: 10.17140/DRMTOJ-2-125
