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Table 8 Type of skin disease among fishermen and family members

From: PCDD and PCDF exposures among fishing community through intake of fish and shellfish from the Straits of Malacca

Skin disease

No. of respondent (n = 93)

Percentage (%)

Occurrence

  

  No

70

75.0

  Yes

23

25.0

Types

  

  Eczema

7

7.6

  Tinea versicolor (Tinea)

4

4.3

  Psoriasis

3

3.2

  Hyperpigmentation

2

2.2

  Tinea cruris/ corporis (Ringworm)

2

2.2

  Acne vulgaris

1

1.1

  Seborrheic capitis (Dandruff)

1

1.1

  Tinea corporis (Ringworm)

1

1.1

  Toe-web intertrigo

1

1.1

  Sebaceous cyst

1

1.1

  Seborrhoeic wart

0

0

  Favre-Racouchot syndrome

0

0

Hyperpigmentation

  

  Skin (trunk)

1

1.1

  Mucosa (cheek and gum)

1

1.1