title: Challenges of identifying eczema in darkly pigmented skin.
abstract: There is a paucity of information about the difference in the presentation of eczema in darkly pigmented skin compared to children with fair or white skin. This article describes the possible challenges of diagnosing eczema in children with darkly pigmented skin. The physiological difference in darkly pigmented skin compared with fair or white skin is explored, and how eczema may be manifested and identified in darkly pigmented skin. The author uses the term darkly pigmented skin to describe children of black Caribbean, African or Asian descent.
authors.affiliation: Goodmayes Hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Ilford, Essex.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D002518:Ceramides / Q000378:metabolism; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004485:Eczema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D008543:Melanins; D003094:Collagen
keywords: Child health; darkly pigmented skin; eczema; minority groups; paediatrics; skin