INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE: An Algorithm for the Management of Atopic Dermatitis in People With Skin of Color

August 2023 | Volume 22 | Issue 8 | SF386361s3 | Copyright © August 2023


Published online July 22, 2023

Andrew F. Alexis MD MPH FAADa, Heather Woolery-Lloyd MD FAADb, Anneke Andriessen PhDc, Candrice Heath MD FAAD FAAPd, George Han MD PhD FAADe

aWeill Cornell Medical Medicine, New York, NY
bSkin of Color Division, Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL
cRadboud UMC Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, NL
dLewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
eDepartment of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY



Literature Review

A previous literature review on English-language literature [2015-2021] on April 12, 2021, on PubMed, with Google Scholar as a secondary source, was conducted on managing AD in SOC patients and skincare's role in AD treatment in different racial/ethnic populations.1 In preparation for the meeting, the previously conducted literature review1 was updated (April 2021-May 2022) on June 15, 2022, using the same search terms, inclusion, and exclusion criteria. Search terms included: Racial/ethnic*, skin of color* AND atopic dermatitis OR differences in clinical presentation OR sequela OR pigmentation disorders OR pigmentary sequelae (hyper- hypo- and depigmentation) OR post-inflammatory dyspigmentation; Racial/ethnic*, skin of color* AND atopic dermatitis AND prescription treatment OR cleansers and moisturizers OR OTC skincare, efficacy, safety, tolerability, skin irritation; Racial/ethnic*, skin of color* AND atopic dermatitis AND cultural practices OR skincare choices.