George, A.O., Malabu, U.H., and Olubuyide, I.O. (1995) Cutaneous manifestations of liver cirrhosis in an African (negroid) population. Tropical and Geographical Medicine, 47 (4). pp. 168-170.

PDF (Published Version) - Published Version Restricted to Repository staff only

Abstract

Sixty negroid patients with liver cirrhosis were examined for their cutaneous features at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. When compared with age and sex matched controls, the cirrhotic patients had significantly lower body temperature, onycholysis and hyperpigmented palmo-plantar macular areas (p < 0.05). Until now, these features have not been previously associated with liver cirrhosis. Other cutaneous signs such as sparse silky hair, female public hair pattern, digital clubbing, leuconychia, ankle oedema and corneal jaundice are found more commonly in cirrhotic patients (p < 0.05) and have been previously documented. All these features in a middle-aged man with hepatomegaly may be of added distinctive value particularly in many rural centres in tropical countries where facilities for definitive histological diagnosis are frequently lacking. The relevance of some of these cutaneous features in the light of the pattern described in Caucasians is also discussed.

Item ID:	23511
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0041-3232
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2012 01:33
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110307 Gastroenterology and Hepatology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920105 Digestive System Disorders @ 100%
Downloads:	Total: 3
	More Statistics