Which skin diseases are found more commonly in light-skinned than in dark-skinned individuals?
a. keloid formation and acne keloidal folliculitis
b. dermatosis papulosa nigra and seborrheic dermatitis
c. squamous and basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis
d. hypopigmented sarcoidosis and granulomatous skin lesions
C
Squamous and basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis are found more commonly in light-skinned than in dark-skinned individuals. The skin diseases in options "a," "b," and "d" are found more commonly in dark-skinned than in light-skinned individuals.
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