Taylor and Elbuluk's Color Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color

Dr. Taylor is Harvard trained and is internationally recognized for her research in skin of color. She is the director of the first-of-its kind Skin of Color Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NYC. She is chair of the Women's Task Force and a member of the Health Care Delivery Committee and the Minority Student Mentors Program for the American Academy of Dermatology. In May of this year, Amistad Publishing (Harper Collins) published a trade bok entitled BROWN SKIN: DR. SUSAN TAYLOR'S PRESCRIPTION FOR FLAWLESS KING HAIR AND NAILS.

Inflammatory and Papulosquamous Disorders



Atopic Dermatitis Morphological types



Papular eczema


Follicular accentuation


Dyschromia


Lichenification


Pityriasis alba




Psoriasis



Morphology and color (violaceous and hyperpigmented with lichenification vs erythematous and devoid of silvery white scale)




Contact Dermatitis



Morpholology and color (hyperpigmentation vs erythema vs LPP-like in South Asian population)




Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica



Morphology and color (hypopigmented patches or vitilgo like in darker skin vs erythematous guttate papular appearance in light skin)




Pityriasis Rosea



Morphology and color (similar distribution hyperpigmented to violeceous vs. erythematous; papular variant)




Seborrheic Dermatitis



a Facial Morphology and color (petaloid seborrheic dermatitis and hypopigmentation vs erythema)

b. Scalp - Morphology and color (more scale vs sebopsoriasis like in lighter skin)



Lichen Planus



Morphology and color (similar morphology except hypertrophic LP darker violet or brown to black vs bright violet in lighter skin)




Lichen nitidus (B)



Color (Highlight differences in flesh color)







Infections



Tinea Versicolor



Morphology and color (less pink or red or hypopigmented or hyperpigmented; sequelae of pigmentation remains)




Tinea Capitis



Morphology (kerion)




Tinea Corporis



Color (erythema vs Hyper- or hypopigmentation)




Impetigo



Morphology and color (erythema vs hyperpigmentation; both have honey colored crust)




Cellulitis



Color (lack of erythema)




Syphilis



Morphology (secondary syphilis with moth eaten alopecia; palmar lesions, facial rash)




Verruca plana



Color (skin colored papules that can be missed)




Molluscum



Color (skin colored papules that can be missed)







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Infestations/Bites



Scabies



Morphology and color (differences in location such as inter-digital; more erythematous)




Pediculosis


Erythema Migrans



Color (lack of erythema vs hyperpigmentation and the intensity of violet hues)







Drug Reactions



DRESS



Color (pigmentary differences)




Morbilliform Drug



Color (pigmentatio
n difference both popular)




Fixed Drug



Color (lack of erythema vs hyperpigmented to black hue)




Steven’s Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis



Morphology and color







Follicular Disorders



Acne



Morphology and color (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and sequalae; definition of scarring)




Rosacea



Morphology and color (under-diagnosed in darker skin)




Perioral dermatitis



Morphology and color (pigmentation difference vs erythema




Folliculitis



Morphology and color (similar to acne)




Hidradenitis Suppurativa



Morphology and color (pigmentation difference vs erythema (keloidal scarring)




Pseudofolliculitis Barbae



Morphology and color (pigmentation difference vs erythema)









Benign Neoplasms



Seborrheic Keratosis and Dermatosis Papulosis Nigra



Morphology and color (pink vs brown; size and distribution)




Dermatofibroma



Color (pink vs brown)




Scars



Morphology (hypertrophic scar vs keloid







Malignancies



Basal Cell



Color (pigmented vs classical pink)




Squamous Cell



Color (pigmented vs classical pink)




Melanoma



Morphology and color (location acral and melanonychia)




CTCL



Morphology and color (hypopigmented Mycosis fungoides; follicular or sryingotrophic which may look like keratosis pilaris)







Alopecias



Lichen Plano Pilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia



Morphology (triad of follicular papules, LPP and FFA in darker women)




Traction Alopecia



vs FFA




Discoid Lupus Erythematosis



Morphology and color (degree of hypopigmentation; follicular plugging)




Folliculitis Decalvans



Morphology and color (differences and keloid scarring




Dissecting Cellulitis (B)



Color differences







Pigmentary Disorders



Melasma



Color (degree of pigmentation; telangectasias; confluence of pigmentation; extra-facial melasma)




Postinflammatory Pigmentation



vs PIE







Photosensitivity



PMLE(B)


Chronicactinic dermatitis



Morphology and color (more erythematous in white skin and darker and more lichenified in darker skin







Vascular Disorders



Purpura and vasculitis



Morphology and color (violeceous)







Miscellaneous



Extrinsic Aging



Morphology and color (rhytids and lentigines vs no lentigines and fine rhytids)




Sarcoidosis







Diabetes Mellitus



Acanthosis Nigricans (color difference)


Diabetic Dermopathy (color difference)














Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis



Morphology and color (quantity and size in darker skin hues)




Urticarial Bullous Pemphigoid



Morphology and color