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Skin of colour: essentials for the non-dermatologist

Eliza Hutchison, Rakeb Yoseph and Hannah Wainman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2022-0335
Clin Med January 2023
Eliza Hutchison
AUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
Roles: internal medicine trainee
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Rakeb Yoseph
BUniversity of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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Hannah Wainman
CGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester, UK
Roles: staff associate specialist in dermatology
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    Venous eczema and cellulitis. (a) Venous eczema in skin of colour (SOC). (b) Cellulitis in SOC. Reproduced with permission from Global Skin Atlas (globalskinatlas.com).

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    Eczema. (a) Discoid eczema in skin of colour (SOC). Reproduced with permission from Global Skin Atlas (globalskinatlas.com). (b) Atopic dermatitis in SOC. Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Eczema herpeticum affecting the neck in skin of colour (SOC). Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Psoriasis. (a) Plaque psoriasis affecting the leg in skin of colour (SOC). (b) Plaque psoriasis affecting the trunk in SOC. Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Acral lentiginous melanoma in skin of colour (SOC), with concerning features labelled. Reproduced with permission from Global Skin Atlas (globalskinatlas.com).

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    Morbilliform drug eruption in skin of colour (SOC): (a) distant and (b) close-up views. Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). (a) Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) target lesions on hand in skin of colour (SOC). (b) Mucosal involvement in SJS/TEN in SOC. Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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    Keloid scar in skin of colour (SOC). Reproduced with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Skin of colour: essentials for the non-dermatologist
Eliza Hutchison, Rakeb Yoseph, Hannah Wainman
Clinical Medicine Jan 2023, 23 (1) 2-8; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0335

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Skin of colour: essentials for the non-dermatologist
Eliza Hutchison, Rakeb Yoseph, Hannah Wainman
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