Plastic surgery findings in Ethiopian immigrants.

Israel journal of medical sciences 1993 Vol.29(6-7) p. 398-402

Baruchin AM, Scharf S, Nahlieli O

Abstract

We have encountered infrequent and unfamiliar types of morbid conditions requiring plastic surgery. We present here our clinical experience with five illustrative cases and discuss the typical features of each condition and its treatment.

MeSH Terms

Adult; Child; Dracunculiasis; Emigration and Immigration; Ethiopia; Female; Humans; Hyperplasia; Israel; Male; Medicine, Traditional; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Surgery, Plastic; Tuberculosis, Lymph Node