Burden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia

Lauren Thomas; Asha C. Bowen; Marleesa Ly; Christine Connors; Ross Andrews; Steven Y.C. Tong

doi:10.1111/imj.14222

Burden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia

Lauren Thomas, Asha C. Bowen, Marleesa Ly, Christine Connors, Ross Andrews, Steven Y.C. Tong^*

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Abstract

The burden of skin infections across all age groups in remote Australian Indigenous communities is currently unknown. In a retrospective audit of 439 residents from two remote communities presenting to health clinics, skin conditions were the most common reason for presentation (1603/7392, 22%) and 330/439 (75%) residents presented at least once with a skin infection. Skin infections are an under-appreciated and dominant reason for presentation to primary healthcare centres in these indigenous communities and public health campaigns to address this should incorporate all age groups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	396-399
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14222
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes

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