Skin Of Color

Requiring erythema alone for entry into cutaneous lupus erythematosus trials may exclude patients with skin of color and increase health disparities, according to a study.

ORLANDO — In an Healio video exclusive, Jeanine Downie, MD, FAAD, discussed the importance of anti-racism and diversity as well as how to carry out anti-racism as a dermatologist.

ORLANDO — A survey found Black women were less likely to seek treatment for certain highly bothersome aesthetic concerns, according to a speaker at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

ORLANDO — Among patients with skin of color, women were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma compared with men, according to a presentation at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

While Black patients are less likely to develop first melanoma than white patients, this group has a higher relative rate of secondary melanoma diagnosis, according to a study.

NEW YORK — At the Skin of Color Update 2024 meeting, a speaker discussed how to diagnose and treat nail psoriasis and nail lichen planus in patients with skin of color.

Secukinumab was shown to be safe and efficacious in treating psoriasis in patients with skin of color, according to a study.

Medicaid coverage for tretinoin is often granted for acne vulgaris but not pigmentary disorders, which disproportionately affect patients with skin of color, according to a study. Healio spoke with a dermatologist about these findings.

A new imaging device effectively monitored skin texture changes in patients with skin of color with atopic dermatitis and xerosis following a prebiotic skincare regimen, according to a study.

While skin of color continues to be underrepresented in dermatologic images used in educational curriculums, a student-led initiative showed that action makes a difference, according to a study.