Cutaneous Disorders Related to Obesity
January 2022
in “
Menoufia Medical Journal
”
TLDR Obesity can cause various skin problems, with differences in prevalence between males and females.
The study "Cutaneous disorders related to obesity" conducted on 212 obese Egyptian patients from November 2020 to March 2021 concluded that obesity can lead to various skin complications. There were significant gender differences in the prevalence of acne, androgenic alopecia, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis. Stretch marks were found in 81.6% of females and 87.7% of males, androgenic alopecia in 56.5% of females and 33.9% of males, acanthosis nigricans in 30.6% of females and 44.6% of males, and acne in 30.6% of females and 6.2% of males.
