Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Dermatology

Stafford G Brown 3rd; Caryn B C Cobb; Valerie M Harvey

doi:10.1016/j.det.2022.10.003

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Dermatology

Dermatol Clin. 2023 Apr;41(2):325-333. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.003.

Authors

Stafford G Brown 3rd¹, Caryn B C Cobb², Valerie M Harvey³

Affiliations

¹ Eastern Virginia Medical School; William & Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business.
² Hampton University Skin of Color Research Institute; The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
³ Hampton Roads Center for Dermatology, 860 Omni Boulevard, Suite 114, Newport News, VA 23606, USA. Electronic address: valerieharvey10@gmail.com.

PMID: 36933922
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.003

Abstract

Health disparities are differences in health or disease incidence, prevalence, severity, or disease burden that are experienced by disadvantaged populations. Their root causes are attributed in large part to socially determined factors, including educational level of attainment, socioeconomic status, and physical and social environments. There is an expanding body of evidence documenting differences in dermatologic health status among underserved populations. In this review, the authors highlight inequities in outcomes across 5 dermatologic conditions, including psoriasis, acne, cutaneous melanoma, hidradenitis suppurativa, and atopic dermatitis.

Keywords: Acne; Atopic dermatitis; Economic burden; Health inequities; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Melanoma; Psoriasis; Racial/ethnic disparity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acne Vulgaris*
Dermatology*
Humans
Melanoma* / epidemiology
Psoriasis* / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms* / epidemiology