[Presenting skin disorders in black Afro-Caribbean patients: a multicentre study conducted in the Paris region].

Background: There have been few studies in France concerning the specific features of dermatological practice regarding dark skin (Fitzpatrick's phototype V and VI) or the special requirements of black African and Afro-Caribbean patients.

Aim: To determine the principal reasons for dermatological consultation among black patients of African or Afro-Caribbean descent in the Paris region.

Methods: This was a prospective clinical study conducted between 15 February and 15 May 2004.

Cutaneous manifestations as initial presentation of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Waldenstr m's Macroglobulinemia is a rare chronic lymphoproliferative disease. Clinical manifestations include usually weakness, weight loss, lymphadenopathy. Lung, kidney, heart, nervous system or bone may be involved.