Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Diseases Among Native American People

  • Chapter
Global Dermatology

Abstract

A fundamental problem with our knowledge of skin disease in native Americans (herein also called Indians) is a lack of basic information on the subject. There are at least three reasons for this deficiency: identification, assimilation, and social/cultural factors. These will be discussed briefly.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment: Indian Health Care, Publication No. OTA-H-290. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1986: 59.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hoffman MS, ed. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1991. New York: Pharos Books, 1991: 394.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Birt AR, Davis RA: Photodermatitis in North American Indians: Familial actinic prurigo. In1 J Dermatol 1971; 10: 107–114.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Brandt R: Dermatological observations on the Navaho reservation. Arch Dermatol 1958; 77: 581–585.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Everett MA, Crockett W, Lamb JH, et al: Light-sensitive eruptions in American Indians. Arch Dermatol 1961; 83: 248–253.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Schenck RR: Controlled trial of methoxsalen in solar dermatitis of Chippewa Indians. JAMA 1960; 172: 1134–1137.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Ramsay CA: Cutaneous reactions to actinic and ionizing radiation. In: Rook A, Wilkinson DS, Ebling FJG, et al, eds. Textbook of Dermatology, Vol 1, 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific 1986: 642–644.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Birt AR, Hogg GR: The actinic cheilitis of hereditary polymorphic light eruption. Arch Dermatol 1979; 115: 699–702.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Lane PR, Sheridan DP, Hogan DJ, et al: HLA typing in polymorphous light eruption. J Am Acad Dermatol 1991; 24: 570–573.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Orr PH, Birt AR: Hereditary polymorphic light eruption in Canadian Inuit. Int J Dermatol 1984; 23: 472–575.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Fusaro RM, Johnson JA: Hereditary polymorphic light eruption. JAMA 1980; 244: 1456 1459.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Fusaro RM, Johnson JA: Topical photoprotection for hereditary polymorphic light eruption of American Indians. J Am Acad Dermatol 1991; 24: 744–746.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Lain ES: Skin diseases among full blood Indians of Oklahoma. JAMA 1913; 61: 168–171.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Fox H: Diseases of the skin in Oklahoma Indians. Arch Dermatol Syphilol 1939; 40: 544–546.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Bernstein H: Treatment of keloids by steroids, with biochemical tests for diagnosis and treatment. Angiology 1964; 15: 253–260.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Kerdel-Vegas F: The challenge of tropical dermatology. Trans St John’s Hosp Dermatol Soc 1974; 59: 1–9.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Black WC, Wiggins C: Melanoma among southwestern American Indians. Cancer 1985; 55: 2899–2902.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Center for Disease Centro): Update: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome—United States, 1981–1988. Arch Dermatol 1989: 125: 749–751.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Center for Disease Control: HIV/AIDS surveillance report, May, 1991: 12.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Hoffman MS, ed. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1991. New York: Pharos Books, 1991: 394. 549.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Dennis A. Weigand
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. 1819 J. F. Kennedy Boulevard Suite 465, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  2. Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  3. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  4. Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  5. Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA

    Larry E. Millikan MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology)

  6. Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, 86, Ahmed El Zyat Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Amer MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology)

  7. Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, USA

    Mohamed Amer MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology)

  8. Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK

    Robin A. C. Graham-Brown BSc, MB, FRCP (Consultant Dermatologist) (Consultant Dermatologist)

  9. Hebrew University School of Medicine, 12000, IL-91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Sidney N. Klaus MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology)

  10. University of Malta Medical School, Boffa Hospital, Floriana, Malta

    Joseph L. Pace MD (Lecturer in Dermatology) (Lecturer in Dermatology)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1994 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Weigand, D.A. (1994). Diseases Among Native American People. In: Parish, L.C., Millikan, L.E., Amer, M., Graham-Brown, R.A.C., Klaus, S.N., Pace, J.L. (eds) Global Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2614-7_25

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2614-7_25

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4612-7607-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4612-2614-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation