Analysis of the representation of skin tone diversity amongst medical resources illustrating dermatological manifestations of dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis and vasculitis
There is persistent underrepresentation of people of global majority in educational resources, despite evidence of higher disease prevalence and severity among individuals with darker skin tones. Increasing the inclusion of diverse skin tones in medical imagery is essential to enhancing diagnostic accuracy, reducing health disparities, and improving clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Shaney Barratt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3067-7349)
- Giles Dixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-0739)
- Jo Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-095X)
- Sarah Rudd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-665X)
- Huzaifa Adamali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-175X)
- Matthew Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683-3358)
- John D Pauling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2793-2364)
- Harsha Gunawardena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2197-5582)
- Stacey Kihumba
Institutions
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- At Bristol (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rheumatology Advances in Practice
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkaf114
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- North Bristol NHS Trust