Question: Can you identify this condition?

BM McGrath, J Amirault, J Hyndman - Canadian Family Physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
Conclusion Physicians need to be aware that patients of African origin might be using skin-
bleaching treatments, and they should inquire specifically about such treatments when …

Brent M. Mcgrath MD MSc PhD Joe Amirault MD Joe Hyndman MD FRCSC

J Hyndman - cfp.ca
Conclusion Physicians need to be aware that patients of African origin might be using skin-
bleaching treatments, and they should inquire specifically about such treatments when …

Cosmetic agents causing endocrinopathy in an African immigrant

JN Rozen, E Alseddeeqi, J Rivera - Canadian Family Physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
It has become common practice for African men and women to chemically alter their natural
skin tone for aesthetic purposes. This is realized by the use of cosmetic skin-bleaching …

Hypoadrenalism secondary to topical corticosteroid-containing skin-lightening cream: danger of over-the-counter cosmetic agents

AST Lee, NJ Perera, EL Chua - The Medical Journal of Australia, 2015 - mja.com.au
A 26-year-old Sudanese woman was referred to the endocrinology clinic for investigation of
low serum cortisol detected during investigations for fertility difficulties. There were no …

Symptomatic adrenal insufficiency secondary to the use of cutaneous topical steroids for skin-bleaching

D Sène, DL Huong-Boutin, M Thiollet… - La Revue de …, 2008 - europepmc.org
In black population, the skin-bleaching with cutaneous topical corticosteroids on a large
body area is a widespread practice and is associated with numerous cutaneous …

[PDF][PDF] Authors' reply to Del Giudice: the global prevalence and correlates of skin bleaching

D Sagoe, S Pallesen, NC Dlova, M Lartey… - International journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Dear Editor, I read the meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of skin bleaching by
Sagoe et al with great interest. 1 The authors included 68 studies, resulting in publications …

Complications of cosmetic skin bleaching in Africa

JJ Morand, F Ly, E Lightburn, A Mahé - Medecine tropicale: revue …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Use of cosmetic products to bleach or lighten the skin is common among dark-skinned
women in some sub-Saharan African countries. Long-term use of some pharmacologic …

[HTML][HTML] Self-use of skin-bleaching products among women attending a family medicine clinic: A cross-sectional study

ZA Alatawi, M ALShahrani - Journal of Dermatology and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: The use of skin-lightening creams is common and widespread in African,
Asian, and North American colored no brown to dark. Use of skin-bleaching agents has …

Consequences of skin bleaching in Nigerian men and women.

FOA Ajose - 2005 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Between February and October 2004, a survey was conducted in Nigeria to
evaluate the consequences of skin bleaching among the local population. Participants …

[HTML][HTML] Practice and motivations for skin bleaching among Africans

JI Adetoogun, N Aderinto, AA Ashimi… - … Journal of Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Despite the well-known potential harmful side effects of skin bleaching, it is still being
practiced among Africans. Skin bleaching for cosmetic purposes was reported to be high …