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African American Patient

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Diseases More Common In Black Skin:

Acral lentiginous melanoma
dermal papulosa nigrans  (DPN)
ainhum
DLE
Dowling-Degos disease
Futchers lines (aka Voight's lines)
idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
juxtaclavicular beaded lines
melonychia striata
pearly penile papules
sarcoid
sickle cell ulcers
transient neonatal pustular melanosis

 

 

Hair follicles/ Hair:

acne keloidalis nuchae
dissecting cellulitis
disseminate and recurrent infundibular folliculitis
follicular degeneration syndrome
Fox-Fordyce disease (+/- follicles)
pseudofolliculitis barbae
sycosis barbae (true folliculitis i.e. not “pseudo”)
traction alopecia