Common Skin Disorders Seen in the Migrant Farmworker Health Care Clinic Setting
Author: Hinckley, M.; Feldman, S.R.; Fleischer, A.B.; Vallejos, Q.M.; Whalley, L.E.
Date Published: 2007
Skin diseases are common occupational illnesses for farmworkers. To assess common skin conditions of migrant farmworkers treated in rural clinics and to describe effective and economic management of these conditions. Seventy-nine farmworkers with a skin condition were seen as patients at 4 clinics in eastern North Carolina. Twenty-three common conditions were identified. The most common conditions were contact dermitiis, melasma, tinea, seborrheic keratoses, and impetigo. Generally, the most common skin conditions seen in the migrant farmworker population in eastern North Carolina are similar to conditions found in the general population.
Date Published: 2007
Skin diseases are common occupational illnesses for farmworkers. To assess common skin conditions of migrant farmworkers treated in rural clinics and to describe effective and economic management of these conditions. Seventy-nine farmworkers with a skin condition were seen as patients at 4 clinics in eastern North Carolina. Twenty-three common conditions were identified. The most common conditions were contact dermitiis, melasma, tinea, seborrheic keratoses, and impetigo. Generally, the most common skin conditions seen in the migrant farmworker population in eastern North Carolina are similar to conditions found in the general population.
