Fa'amatalaga atili ― Samoan

O se suʻesuʻega e aofia ai le 230 tagata gasegase, o le 36 na maua i le geriatric buttock dermatosis (senile gluteal dermatosis). O nei tagata gasegase sa i ai le averesi o le tausaga e 84 (84 ± 12.6) tausaga, le faʻasologa o le tino (BMI) e 21.7 ± 3.8 kg/m², ma le fua fa’atatau o le tane i le fafine o le 2:1. Sa iai se feso’otaiga tāua i le tupu o le ma‘i ma le tausaga, itupa, le faʻasologa o le tino, le taimi nofonofo, ituaiga nofoa e fa’aogaina, ma le le’i. O le mamafa o le ma‘i e mafai ona fa’atatau i le umi o le nofo i le taimi umi ma le fa’aogaina o nofoa o le paʻu. O suiga i le histopathology e leʻi fa’apitoa. O togafitiga lautele e pei o le fa’aleleia o le olaga, le fa’aogaina o matapule o le ea e fa’aitiitia le mamafa, le kulimi salicylic acid, ma le kulimi fa’asusu e mafai ona fa’aitiitia le paʻu.
A total of 230 patients were included, of which 36 were diagnosed with geriatric buttock dermatosis, with a mean age of (84.2±12.6) years, mean body mass index of (21.7±3.8) kg/m2, and a male to female ratio of 2:1. There was a significant correlation between the occurrence of the disease and age, gender, body mass index, sedentary time, type of chair used, and hypertension (P<0.05). The severity of the lesions may be associated with longer sitting time and prolonged use of bamboo chairs (P<0.05). Histopathologic changes were not specific. The skin lesions could subside after general treatment such as improvement of lifestyle, use of pressure-reducing air mattresses, salicylic acid cream, and moisturizing creams.