01427nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042100001300080700002300093700001300116700001500129700001600144700001200160700001200172245006500184856006600249300000900315490000600324520089100330       2023                            d  c03/2023bSabinet African Journals1 aPillay L1 aSema-Ramashala A R1 aJessop S1 aRaboobee N1 aLehloenya R1 aMoosa L1 aMosam A00aPotential Dermatological Effects of Climate Change in Africa  uhttps://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.18772/26180197.2023.v5n1a1  a3-100 v53 a<p>Climate change represents a major existential threat facing the global community, and it has already begun to affect human health in a multitude of ways. This article highlights and discusses the implications that climate change has already had and is expected to have for dermatologists.</p>

<p>A number of conditions are affected by climate changes. The distribution and frequencies of infections have altered due to changes in the causative organisms. Inflammatory conditions like atopic dermatitis have been exacerbated and the raised temperatures will also worsen the effects of ultraviolet radiation. Extreme weather events that result from climate change are followed by an array of dermatologic conditions that may be unusual for the given location. Dermatologists should be prepared to manage these potentially unfamiliar dermatologic consequences of climate change</p>