Content - Volume 73, Issue 182

The occurrence of psoriasis in a Norwegian Lapp population was estimated by reviewing medical records in the local health centre of Kautokeino. Altogether 40 cases of psoriasis were registered in the study population comprising 99.6% of the total population of 2,963 individuals. Thirty-five cases of psoriasis belonged to the Lappish population of 2,508 people, giving a prevalence of 1.4%, with no ...

The occurrence of atopic diseases in Lapps was estimated by reviewing medical records in the local health centre of Kautokeino. Atopic diseases were found to be present or to have occurred in 306 (10.4%) of the 2,950 individuals reviewed, with no difference between males (10.6%) and females (10.2%). Atopic diseases were detected more frequently in those under 20 years (19.4%) than in those 20 year ...

Trends of N. gonorrhoeae (1975-1991) and C. trachomatis (1988-1991) infections in Norway were analysed by the National Institute of Public Health (SIFF) using data reported by physicians. The validity of the reporting system was evaluated by comparing reported data from the three northernmost counties and particularly the Kautokeino community to SIFF with confirmed positive specimens analysed by t ...