Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Race in Dermatology

Seemal R Desai; Amy J McMichael; Rayva Khanna

doi:10.1016/j.det.2021.05.003

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Race in Dermatology

Dermatol Clin. 2021 Oct;39(4):569-574. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Authors

Seemal R Desai¹, Amy J McMichael², Rayva Khanna³

Affiliations

¹ Innovative Dermatology, PA, 5425 West Spring Creek Parkway, Suite 265, Plano, TX 75024, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: seemald@yahoo.com.
² Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
³ Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic/Latino populations. Racial disparities inherently exist in dermatology because of underrepresentation of skin of color populations in literature, reduced access to care for minority populations, and low diversity within the specialty of dermatology itself. Lack of imagery in dermatology can have detrimental consequences for patients of color. Dermatologists should note and disseminate cutaneous manifestations of patients of color to combat current racial imbalances.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-toes; Chilblains; Dermatologic literatures; Healthcare inequities; Pernio; Race; Racial disparities.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Black People / statistics & numerical data
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / ethnology*
COVID-19 Testing / statistics & numerical data*
Cultural Diversity*
Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
Health Status Disparities
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data*
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
Skin Diseases / diagnosis
Skin Diseases / ethnology*