No doubt, stasis dermatitis is not as prevalent in the US as skin cancer, and dermatophytosis or even xerosis; nevertheless, stasis dermatitis does affect quite a few of the entire population of the United States, and according to studies conducted on its prevalence, it has been found that as many as six to seven percent of patients that have attained fifty years are affected, which is not something that can be treated lightly since it does translate into fifteen to twenty million patients, though there are no statistics available whether such a disease also leads to mortality or morbidity.

Full article at : Stasis Dermatitis

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