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. 2022 Feb 8;5(1):e33391. doi: 10.2196/33391

Table 1.

Summary of search results by dermatologic condition.

Dermatologic condition Number of studies Weighted mean prevalence,a % (n/N)

Case report, n CS/Cohort,b n Observational, n
Inflammatory skin conditions

Acne vulgaris 0 0 7 14.7 (149/1017)

Atopic dermatitis 2 0 6 19.7 (178/903)

Cheilitis 0 0 6 8.4 (68/805)

Folliculitis 1 0 7 21.2 (213/1006)

Hidradenitis suppurativa 2 1 6 3.2 (425/13266)

Ichthyosis 2 0 2 4.7 (14/298)

Keratosis pilaris 0 0 9 8.6 (97/1134)

Lichen nitidus 5 0 1 1.1 (—c)

Pityriasis rubra pilaris 3 0 0

Psoriasis 14 1 6 4.8 (46/953)

Seborrheic dermatitis 0 0 8 18.5 (212/1149)
Autoimmune skin conditions

Alopecia areata 11 5 11 7.4 (190/2574)

Vitiligo 3 0 5 4.4 (31/709)
Infectious skin conditions

Leishmaniasis 4 0 0

Onychomycosis 0 2 3 24.7 (188/761)

Scabies 7 0

Tinea capitis 0 0 1 2.5 (6/243)

Tinea corporis 0 0 2 2.0 (9/446)

Tinea cruris 0 0 1 8.4 (18/214)

Tinea pedis 0 0 4 30.9 (190/615)
Cutaneous birthmarks, tumors, and depositions

Café au lait macules 0 0 5 3.8 (24/633)

Calcinosis cutis 13 1 1 3.0 (—)

Connective tissue nevi 6 0 0

Dermatofibroma 3 0 0

Melanoma 3 0 0

Syringoma 8 0 6 21.2 (174/821)
Other skin conditions

Acanthosis nigricans 0 0 3 30.7 (67/218)

Cutis marmorata 0 0 3 8.4 (28/335)

EPSd 16 2 1 0.5 (1/203)

Other case reportse 7

aWeighted mean prevalence of patients with dermatologic condition in a population with Down syndrome, calculated from values reported in observational studies.

bCS/Cohort: Case series or cohort studies with no prevalence value provided.

cNot available.

dEPS: elastosis perforans serpiginosa.

eOther case reports examined patients with actinomycetoma, cheilitis granulomatosa, epidermolysis bullosa, generalized perforating granuloma annulare, keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, reactive perforating collagenosis, and familial urticaria pigmentosa.