October Awareness Month

October is the month of eczema awareness and black history month. This section will cover the more common presentations of eczema and how it varies in skin of colour.

References:

1. Sangha AM. Dermatological conditions in skin of color-: Managing atopic dermatitis [Internet]. U.S. National Library of Medicine; 2021. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8211323/

2. Contact dermatitis on wrist on black skin [Internet]. 2021. Available from: https://eczemainskinofcolor.org/black-skin/contact-dermatitis-on-wrist-in-black-skin/

3. Lee S, Roopal V K. Seborrheic dermatitis: Causes, symptoms, treatment, prognosis [Internet]. 2021. Available from: https://skinofcolorsociety.org/patient-dermatology-education/seborrheic-dermatitis/

4. Taylor and Kelly’s dermatology for skin of color, 2e [Internet]. Available from: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=2585