Ehiaghe Anaba

Background: There are no studies examining the use, safety, efficacy, effective fluence and pulse duration of Laser hair reduction in Nigerians. This study aimed to document the safety, efficacy, effective fluence and pulse duration, and the number of Laser sessions to achieve permanent hair reduction. Methods: A retrospective review of Laser hair...

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is known to cause non-scarring alopecia. However, histopathological evaluation is uncommon. Aim: The objective of this study was to document the histopathology of non-scarring alopecia and to compare histopathology of alopecic and normal appearing scalp areas in SLE hair loss patients. Patients and...

Background: Keloid disease and its impact on the quality of life of patients is not frequently documented. The objective of this study was to document the epidemiologic and clinical features of keloid and its impact on the quality of life of patients. Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study of 64 adult keloid disease patients was conducted...

ABSTRAIT Contexte: La demande en dermatologie procédurale est en augmentation en raison de la sensibilisation accrue des patients aux interventions dermatologiques. Malgré la performance commune de ces procédures, il y a peu de littérature sur la fréquence de leurs performances. Cette étude visait à documenter la fréquence et les indications de ces...

Background: Hair loss studies have mostly been clinical with no trichoscopy features of the hair loss documented in Nigeria. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the community prevalence, types of hair loss, trichoschopy features and the risk factors for the observed hair loss types. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descr...

Background: Marginal traction alopecia (MTA) is commonly observed in adult females. Studies of prevalence, severity, trichoscopy and severity scoring are few. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the community prevalence, pattern, severity score and trichoscopy features of MTA amongst adult Nigerian females. Patient and method: This...

p class="abstract"> Background: Primary drug non-adherence, a pervasive problem in dermatology is not readily documented despite the adverse effect of this phenomenon on the management of patients. The aim of the study was to document the prevalence, pattern and reasons for primary drug non-adherence in dermatology patients. Methods: This prospecti...

Background: Treatment of psoriasis results in alteration in clinical and histopathology findings with resultant inconclusive histopathology findings and a diagnostic dilemma in resource poor settings. Objective: To document the histopathology of clinically correlated psoriasis, compare with other studies and observe any differences in features. Met...

Background: ocumentation of the efficacy of the modalities of keloid treatment and which of these is the best option is rare. Documentation of the treatment outcomes is also rare. The study aimed to document and compare the treatment outcome of keloid using different modalities of treatment.

ABSTRAIT Contexte: L' alopécie androgénétique est le type le plus courant de perte de cheveux non cicatricielle chez les hommes et elle affecte la qualité de vie de certaines personnes. Cette étude visait à déterminer la prévalence de l'alopécie androgénétique masculine, sa gravité, le degré de récession capillaire et les caractéristiques de la tri...

Objective: To document the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, believed triggers and associated behaviour in hair greying. Design: A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in February 2020 following ethical approval and written informed consent from participants. All participants were clinically evaluated for hair...

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) impairs the quality of life of patients. Studies on this quality of life (QoL) impairment are few. The study aimed to document the QoL of SLE patients, its determinants, and to correlate QoL with disease activity using the SLEDAI-2K.

Background: Folliculitis keloidalis (FK) also known as acne keloidalis nuchae is a follicular scalp disease found predominantly in males of African origin. Studies suggested that FK is associated with hair care practices and shaving. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of FK in a community in Lagos. Methods: This was a community-based, cro...

Background: Studies on androgenetic alopecia in Nigerian females are few. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of female androgenetic alopecia, its severity and trichoscopic features.

Vitiligo is one of the pigmentary disorders. It is characterized by well demarcated depigmented patches which can be embarrassing to patients. There are different modalities of treatment and these include topical agents (steroids, antioxidants, biologics), systemic agents (steroids, antioxidants, biologics) and light therapies (Psoralen plus UVA, N...

The concept of anti-aging is becoming more popular. This is because more individuals are living longer. The world is becoming increasingly cosmetic with increasing interest in appearance and the subject of slowing down aging is increasingly becoming the focus of scientific research. Now, aging is no longer accepted as 'natural' as there are ways to...

Verrucous haemangioma is an uncommon benign capillary or cavernous haemangioma associated with epidermal changes. These tumours are mostly congenital and occur in children. Occurrence in adults although rare is reported. Verrucous hemangioma is mostly acral and does not resolve spontaneously. Histopathological evaluation is important in its diagnos...

Annular lesions in dermatology vary and include tinea corporis, discoid lupus, granuloma annulare, psoriasis, nummular dermatitis and Sulzberger-Garbe dermatosis. These lesions are mostly multiple, scaly and “coin-shaped” differing from each other based on other clinical features and laboratory investigations. We present a case of large annular pat...

Lichen planus-like keratosis also known as lichenoid keratosis is an uncommon skin disease in Africans and occurs in individuals in their fifth to seventh decades of life. It presents as a solitary macule, papule or plaque mostly on sundamaged skin. Lichen planus-like keratosis can mimic a variety of benign and malignant cutaneous diseases. Typical...

Background: Studies on androgenetic alopecia in Nigerian females are few. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of female androgenetic alopecia, its severity and trichoscopic features. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of androgenetic alopecia amongst 207 adult female traders at an urban market in Lagos, Niger...

Background and aims: Studies of adult female acne vulgaris are few despite its increasing presentation in dermatology clinics. Adult female acne is classified as either late onset, persistent acne or return acne with a mixed pattern of inflammation in most females. The aim of this study was to document the socio-demographic characteristics (late o...

The effect of acne vulgaris on the quality of life of adult females is not readily documented nor the factors that impair quality of life in these adult females. The aim of this study was to document quality of life impairment and the factors that affect this quality of life in adult female acne patients. The study was a prospective cross sectional...

Background: Lichen planus is a darkly pigmented skin disease that impairs the quality of life of patients. The effect of lichen planus on patient's quality of life (QoL) is not widely documented. The study's objective was to determine QoL impairment of LP patients, determine what aspect of QoL is impaired, and correlate clinical and sociodemograph...

Background Self‐medication is common with dermatology patients. Yet, studies on this phenomenon are few. The pattern and reasons for self‐medication are not clear. The objective of this study was to document the prevalence, pattern, source of drug information and reasons for self‐medication amongst dermatology patients. Methods This was a prospect...

Cutaneous melanoma is uncommon in people of African descent unlike their Caucasian counterparts. This rarity of cutaneous melanoma in people of African descent makes studies in this group difficult. In the few studies that are available, several differences exist in the incidence, disease severity, course of the disease, treatment modalities and su...

Eruptive xanthomas are uncommon with only case reports documented making it difficult to have a prevalence figure. These asymptomatic eruptions are usually a clue to an underlying metabolic disorder with associated cardiovascular risk. Early diagnosis and treatment prevent its associated morbidity and mortality. We present a case series of 2 males...

Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a malignancy with a worldwide incidence. Literature is replete in the Caucasian population, but in skin of color, there is a dearth of literature. Documented reports of the epidemiology of cutaneous melanoma reveal a low incidence in the skin of colour individuals (SCIs). However, this incidence is rising. It i...

Background: How many systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have cutaneous lesions at initial diagnosis and the type of cutaneous lesions is not often documented. The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of cutaneous lesions at initial diagnosis and to compare cutaneous lesions between adults and children, between those aged ≤40 ye...

Background The risk factors for adult female acne and their influence on severity are unclear. The aim of the study was to document the role of diet, body mass index, premenstrual flare and family history of acne as risk factors and cause of severity of adult female acne. Methodology This was a prospective cross-sectional case-control study of 112...

Background: A lot has been written on post adolescent acne and its effect on quality of life in women but not in men. The differences if any between post adolescent acne in men and women is not known. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical features and quality of life affectation of post adolescent acne in males and females. Patients and...

Background: Documentations on pattern of acne and quality of life are mostly in adolescents and adult females. Female acne is said to be different from adolescent acne. It is not known if male acne is different. The aim of this study was to document the pattern of male acne vulgaris, compare with adolescent acne, determine the quality of life and t...

Background: Studies on the QOL of Vitiligo patients are few in Nigeria with consequent limited reports of the relationship between QOL and vitiligo. Also, the VitiQoL has not been used in Nigerian studies. The objective of this study, therefore, was to determine the QOL of Vitiligo patients using the VitiQoL to determine the socio-demographic and...

Background: Urticaria is a recurrent pruritic skin disease char-acterised by wheals and or angioedema. The recurrent nature of urticaria, pruritus and wheals impacts negatively on the quality of life of patients. Prevalence studies, type, trigger factors and patient related factors including serum IgE vary depending on site of study. These factors...

Background and aims: There are limited data on the use of different treatment modalities for acne scar in Nigeria despite their widespread availability. Cost of treatment may limit the number treated despite treatment being desired by patients. Also, it is not known, what the Nigerian patient is willing to pay for these treatments. The aim of this...

Background: Facial acne vulgaris is the most common disease of the skin in adolescents. In Nigeria, studies of the prevalence of adolescent facial acne vulgaris, lesion type and distribution, and influence of social class on prevalence are few. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of adolescent facial acne vulgaris, clinical charac...

p class="abstract"> Background: Keloid a benign tumor of the skin is said to be common in Africans, Hispanics and Asians. Triamcinolone acetonide is a known treatment for keloid and patients come to the clinic asking how many times they need to come in for treatment. The number of times patients need to be injected is not clearly documented. The ai...

ABSRACT Background Typically, most patients in Nigeria, would have tried both oral and topical remedies before visiting a dermatology clinic. There are no documentations of what these remedies are. The aim of this study is to determine what remedies patients use and the influence of age, gender, level of education and marital status on the choice...

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously called Churg-Strauss Syndrome, is a systemic autoimmune disease that is usually associated with asthma and eosinophilia. It is a rare condition associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). We report a case of a 52-year-old Nigerian woman who presented with bilateral l...

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease of adolescents. One risk factor for the development of acne is a high body mass indices. Children with high body mass index are said to be more likely to have increased Insulin-like growth factor-1, which has been implicated in acne pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to correlate body mass in...

Background: Acne vulgaris has been documented to impair Quality of Life (QOL) in adolescents. In Nigeria, quality of life studies in adolescents who have acne vulgaris are few. Aims and objectives: To assess QOL impairment in adolescents who have acne vulgaris. To correlate clinical severity, gender, history of previous acne treatment, family histo...

Background: Literature specifically documenting clinical characteristics of childhood vitiligo are few when compared to the documentation in adults in Nigeria. This study aims to document the clinical characteristics of childhood vitiligo.Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 35 children diagnosed to have vitiligo from January...

p class="abstract"> Background: Adolescent facial acne vulgaris impairs their quality of life (QOL). This impairment of QOL in has been documented to improve with treatment. In Nigerian adolescents who have facial acne vulgaris, it is not known if QOL improves with treatment. The aim was to assess QOL improvement with in adolescents who have facial...

A 33-year-old male was treated with isotretinoin (20mg daily) for hidradenitis suppurativa. After 6 weeks on the medication, he developed symmetrical erythematous tense blisters on the lower legs. Report of biopsy done was of intraepidermal blisters with superficial dermal lymphohistiocytic infitrates. He was commenced on oral prednisolone 30mg dai...

Background: Vitiligo patients are seen routinely in the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria. However, the epidemiologic and clinical profile of these patients is not documented. The aim of this study was to document the clinical (age of onset, location, severity, class of vitiligo) and sociodemographic c...