Prevalence of Cutaneous Lesions in Freixo de Espada à Cinta

December 2000 in “ DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) ”

António Massa, Rui Alves, João Amado, Edílson Matos, M Sanches, Manuela Selores, Clelton A. Santos, Vera L. Costa, Gilberto Velho, M Oliveira, Eric Batista Ferreira, Miguel Taveira, Neide Santos da Silva, E Granado, Antônio Pedro Leite Lemos, José Manuel Calheiros

androgenetic alopecia melanocytic nevi acne solar keratosis cutaneous tumors male pattern baldness moles skin cancer

TLDR In Freixo de Espada à Cinta, many people have skin lesions, especially moles and acne.

The study conducted in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, North-Eastern Portugal, analyzed the prevalence of various cutaneous lesions in a closed community of 1,000 subjects. The findings revealed that 51.9% of participants were phototype III, with melanocytic nevi present in 81.2% and androgenetic alopecia in 20.5% of the population. Notably, solar keratosis was found in 30.6% of individuals over 60, a significant increase from the previous decade. The study did not find an association between phototype and solar keratosis, contrary to existing literature. Cutaneous tumors were observed in 0.7% of cases.

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