Cutaneous human myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis / La miasis cutánea humana debido a Dermatobia Hominis

This is a case report of cutaneous myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis in a female physician who had travelled to Belize. Cutaneous myiasis is endemic in Central and South America but is seldom reported from the Caribbean islands.

Éste es un reporte de caso de miasis cutánea debido a Dermatobia hominis en una mujer médico que había viajado a la Belice. La miasis cutánea es endémica en América Central y América del Sur, pero rara vez se reporta en las islas del Caribe.

The epidemiology of psoriasis in a dermatology clinic in a general hospital in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies / Epidemiología de la psoriasis en una clínica dermatológica en un hospital general en puerto españa, Trinidad y Tobago, West Indies

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder which is believed to affect 2of the world's population. This retrospective study analyzed the frequency of occurrence of psoriasis in the population of a dermatology clinic in a general hospital in the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago. Psoriasis was found to be more common in males and the peak presentation was between 50-59 years. Psoriasis was more common in persons of East Indian descent compared to those of African origin.

Acute intermittent porphyria in a 17-year-old Trinidadian girl

We report the first case of acute intemittent poprphyria in Trinidad anbd Tobago. This condition is most commonly described in people of European origin and is considered to be rare in blacks. This girl is of African descent and has no family history of acute intermittent porphyria