Description

Deris-DB is a comprehensive dermatological database focused on African populations of all ages. It contains high-quality clinical images collected from healthcare centers across Uganda, complemented by essential metadata such as age, sex, personal and family medical history, anatomical location, lesion size, and morphology. This rich dataset is designed to support accurate and reliable dermatological diagnosis.

Access

Access to the database is free but restricted, to allow us to keep track of how much it is used, and in which projects. To get free access to the database, please contact us by email:

l.talavera@uib.es

Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by the project “Creation of a skin lesion database with different phototypes and development of algorithms for their recognition” (OCDS-REC2023/05), funded by the Government of the Balearic Islands; by the project “Development of algorithms for automatic detection of skin lesions in images representing different phototypes (Uganda)” (OCDS-REC2024/07), funded by the Office of Development Cooperation and Solidarity (OCDS) of the UIB; and by the R+D+i Project PID2020-113870GB-I00, “Development of Soft Computing Tools for Clinical Diagnosis Support and Emergency Management (HESOCODICE)”, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/.