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Dermatoses due to Arabic cultural and traditional practices. 2019

Fatimah Mohammad Budair

Department of Dermatology, King Fahd Teaching Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Alkhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A number of social and cultural practices are prevalent in the Middle-East celebrating various occasions or to treat health conditions. These often result in dermatoses that are unfamiliar and confusing to dermatologists outside this region. This paper reviews skin manifestations emanating from traditional and ritual practices in Arab countries, particularly those from Saudi Arabia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009285	Naphthoquinones	Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.	Naphthalenediones,Naphthazarins,Naphthoquinone
D002425	Cautery	The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to control bleeding while removing or destroying tissue.	Cauterization,Cauterizations
D002562	Ceremonial Behavior	A series of actions, sometimes symbolic actions which may be associated with a behavior pattern, and are often indispensable to its performance.	Rituals,Behavior, Ceremonial,Behaviors, Ceremonial,Ceremonial Behaviors
D003466	Cultural Characteristics	Those aspects or characteristics which identify a culture.	Ethnic Boundary Maintenance,Boundary Maintenance, Ethnic,Boundary Maintenances, Ethnic,Characteristic, Cultural,Characteristics, Cultural,Cultural Characteristic,Ethnic Boundary Maintenances,Maintenance, Ethnic Boundary,Maintenances, Ethnic Boundary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000079742	Cupping Therapy	A traditional practice, most notably in traditional medicine, which involves placing cups on the skin to create suction believed to help increase blood flow and promote healing associated with chronic neck and low back pain in the short term (From National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, https://nccih.nih.gov/news/cupping (Accessed 11/5/2018)).	Cupping Treatment,Cupping Therapies,Cupping Treatments,Therapy, Cupping,Treatment, Cupping
D012529	Saudi Arabia	A country located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The capital is Riyadh.	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D012871	Skin Diseases	Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS.	Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease
D018912	Arabs	Members of a Semitic people inhabiting the Arabian peninsula or other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The term may be used with reference to ancient, medieval, or modern ethnic or cultural groups. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Bedouin People,Bedouins,Palestinians,Arab,Bedouin,Bedouin Peoples,Palestinian,People, Bedouin