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How to integrate atopic dermatitis in the management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa? However, NTDs represent only 2%-4% of all skin diseases in SSA.[1] Geographical and financial hurdles make skin NTDs in SSA diseases of poverty affecting underserved people. Itch is a common denominator between skin NTDs, such as scabies and skin non NTDs such as AD. [Extracted from the article]

Skin diseases are the fourth most common cause of all human disease, affecting almost one-third of the world's population, yet their burden is often underestimated, despite their visibility.1,2 Burden of disease is a concept that was first developed in the 1990s by the Harvard School of Public Health, the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe death and loss of health due to diseases, injuries and risk factors for all regions of the world. The global burden of skin disease in 2010: an analysis of the prevalence and impact of skin conditions. [Extracted from the article]