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Skin disorders in patients with hemiplegia and papaplegia
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 07/02/09

Gul U et al. – Dermatologic disorders are observed more commonly in hemiplegic and paraplegic pts vs controls; thus routine dermatologic examination should be performed in these pts.

• Study of the incidence of skin disorders in pts with hemiplegia and paraplegia
• Assessment of 70 inpatients with hemiplegia, 30 with paraplegia, and 90 controls

• Most common skin disorder for pts: tinea pedis (18 of 100 pts)
• Other common dermatologic disorders in pts: onychomycosis of toenails (14 pts), xerosis of extremities (13), and reduced hair on lower extremities (12)
• Significantly more common tinea pedis, onychomycosis of toenails, xerosis of extremities and reduced hair on lower extremities for pts vs controls
• No significant correlation between duration of hemiplegia and paraplegia and tinea pedis, onychomycosis of toenails, xerosis of extremities and reduced hair on lower extremities

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