Nail Psoriasis in Black Patients Often Overlooked
Underrepresentation of Black patients with psoriasis in trials and textbooks might partially explain why clinicians are slow to recognize nail involvement, even after psoriasis has been diagnosed.
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Underrepresentation of Black patients with psoriasis in trials and textbooks might partially explain why clinicians are slow to recognize nail involvement, even after psoriasis has been diagnosed.
For a parent whose child has an inflammatory skin disease, pigmentation changes, rather than inflammation, might be the reason that he or she brought the child to the clinician.
Patients with darker skin types tend to have larger nodules that might vary in shape relative to lighter skin types, according to Shawn Kwatra, MD.
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