Dermatological conditions encountered in The Independent State of Samoa and an exploration of possible strategies to manage dermatological health-care needs in this resource-poor setting.
This report adds to the limited existing literature concerning dermatoses in Samoa. Conditions encountered during a 4-day private clinic are reported. Amongst the 75 patients reviewed, eczema was the most frequent condition diagnosed. This was followed by infective dermatoses particularly pityriasis versicolor and tinea infections. Reassuringly, in 97% of cases, suitable medications were available locally.
['Wlodek|Christina|C|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7492-798X', "Va'a-Fuimaono|Helena|H|", 'Ekeroma|Alec|A|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7581-8275']
D004485:Eczema D005260:Female D006297:Health Services Accessibility D006801:Humans D014905:Independent State of Samoa D008297:Male D011203:Poverty D012424:Rural Population D012871:Skin Diseases D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious D014010:Tinea Versicolor
dermatology samoa eczema tinea infection dermatologists specialist