Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum

Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum

Allergic contact dermatitis

Author:

Tristi M. Edwards, MBBS, MSc

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an inflammatory condition of the skin caused by an immunologic response to 1 or more identifiable allergens...

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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum

Squamous cell carcinoma

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) develops from a malignant tumor of the keratinocytes, eccrine glands, or pilosebaceous units that invades...

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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Author:

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects the kidneys, lungs, brain, and heart, although it is not limited...

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Melasma

Author:

Nicole A. Negbenebor, MD

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Melasma (also known as chloasma) is a pigmentary disorder that causes chronic symmetric hyperpigmentation on the face. In patients with...

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Vitiligo

Author:

Uzoamaka Okoro, MD, MSc

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by areas of depigmented white patches on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes in the...

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Erythrasma

Author:

Mavra Masood, MD, PGY-1

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Erythrasma is a skin condition caused by acute or chronic infection of the outermost layer of the epidermis (stratum corneum) with ...

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Tinea capitis

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Areas of alopecia with erythema and scale in a young Black boy with tinea capitis. He also had an enlarged posterior cervical lymph node (arrow)...

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Hidradenitis suppurativa

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent...

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Basal cell carcinoma

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most prevalent in individuals with lighter skin tones and rarely affects those with darker skin tones.

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Melanoma

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Acral lentiginous melanoma on the sole of the foot of a 30-year-old Black woman. The depth of the lesion was 2 mm with a positive sentinel lymph...

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Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Scarring alopecia is a collection of hair loss disorders including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (discoid lupus), lichen planopilaris,...

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