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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the nature and frequency of skin diseases observed at the Dermatology Department (Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital) between January 1st, 1995 and December 31, 1999, and to compare them according to age and sex. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All the patients who presented to the consultation were enclosed in the study. Their file included sex, age, one or several diagnoses, the number of visits for each disease. Only new diagnoses were taken into account. Data were handled by Epilnfo program. RESULTS: 6822 patients (59.01% women, 40.99% men, average age 31 years) were seen with 8552 diagnoses. Fungal infections represent the most frequent disease (14.6%), followed by acne (14.1%), eczema (8.56%), viral infections (7.9%) and skin tumors (7.28%). Women consulted more often than men for acne, rosacea, eczema, hair loss, melasma and stretch marks; whereas men consulted more often for fungal and viral infections, and alopecia areata. DISCUSSION: The most frequent skin diseases (all ages merged), were fungal infections, acne and eczema. The same three diagnoses were found before as the most frequent in a previous Lebanese study. The profile of skin diseases in Lebanon turns out very close to observations made in developed countries, but it differs from the Western profile on two fundamental points: absence of leg ulcers and rarity of skin tumors. This profile seems, besides, very remote from the Middle-Eastern and Arabic context especially because of the absence of some endemic diseases such as tinea capitis, leprosy and leishmaniosis.
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In the field of surgical hair restoration, there is probably no greater challenge than treating the individual with advanced male pattern hair loss. Recent developments in follicular unit grafting and recognition of the natural appearance of the transplanted frontal forelock have now made it possible to obtain excellent, undetectable results in these patients. Over a 22-month period, the onset correlating with the time when the author began to use the technique of follicular unit grafting, 61 of 322 hair transplant procedures (approximately 20 percent) performed for male pattern hair loss were on men with, or at high risk of developing, advanced male pattern hair loss. Uniformly, the creation of some type of frontal forelock provided excellent results and high patient satisfaction. The concept of the frontal forelock is not new. Developments in aesthetic principles, enhanced understanding of its applicability, and the applied advantages of follicular unit grafting allow for the first time, truly undetectable results.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Mar;71(3):342-7.
Occipital alopecia following cardiopulmonary bypass.
Lwason NW, Mills NL, Ochsner JL.
Postoperative alopecia is a minor complication of surgery but a cosmetic disaster to the patient. Over a 3 year period, 60 cases of occipital alopecia were discovered in patients following open-heart surgery and 5 cases on other surgical services. In contrast to previous reports, 29 patients had alopecia one year later, presumed to be permanent. Extensive operations, with prolonged recovery and elective overnight mechanical ventilation, were common to all. Retrospective analysis and prospective studies clearly demonstrated that localized scalp pressure was the cause of the alopecia and that the duration of pressure determined the extent of the damage. Moving the patient's head at regular intervals during operation and recovery eliminated the alopecia. The type of head rest used did not modify the development of alopecia. Electrical injury and the use of heparin, hypothermia, electrocautery, or hypotension were eliminated as possible causes. Conclusive evidence correlating periperative events with the formation of pressure sores in man has not been previously reported.
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