00993nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653001900083653001100102653001200113653001900125653001200144653001700156653001800173653001500191100001300206245003700219300001100256490000700267520046300274022001400737       1987                            d  c1987 Mar10aCross-Sectional Studies10aDermatomycoses10aHumans10aleprosy10aonchocerciasis10aPoverty10aSierra Leone10aSkin Diseases10aSkin Ulcer1 aStingl P00a[Skin diseases in Sierra Leone].  a146-540 v383 a<p>Today there is no Third World country in Africa that offers sufficient basic services for skin diseases. This paper describes the distribution and clinical aspects of skin diseases in school children, soldiers, the city population and villagers of Sierra Leone. Poverty-linked types of dermatosis play a major role throughout the country. The high prevalence rates and clinical degree make skin diseases a severe public health problem in Sierra Leone.</p>  a0017-8470