BY RENATA H. MULLEN AND HENRY I. MILLER -- Skin diseases are important because they are common, impose a huge economic and psychological burden on patients, and can be deadly.

Your brain and skin are interconnected—and when a disorder affects both, treatment must involve a multidisciplinary approach.

Between 2006 to 2020, only 1 of 6 dermatology textbooks saw an increase in images of dark brown or Black skin, and half of textbooks lacked images of dark-skinned patients with common conditions ...

Over a mean follow-up of 566 days, all-cause mortality rates significantly favored those with ASDs compared with non-ASD ...

Common conditions often manifest differently on dark skin. Yet physicians are trained mostly to diagnose them on white skin. Dr. Jenna Lester, director of the skin of color program at University ...

New research highlights a spectrum of gluten-related skin disorders beyond dermatitis herpetiformis, urging clinicians to consider gluten sensitivity in patients with unexplained or chronic dermatoses ...

Many skin conditions, from rashes to Lyme disease to various cancers, ... In dermatology, skin of color has not been represented in a field that purports to care for the skin of all.

To treat pigment disorders, your dermatologist will reverse or minimize differences in your melanoma that are causing your skin discoloration. To treat vitiligo—for example—your dermatologist may ...

The mission of the Skin Diseases Research Center ... When the SDRC was originally funded in 1988, its membership was 13 (four from the Department of Dermatology, ten from five other departments). At ...

A dermatologist is a type of doctor that diagnoses and treats conditions that affect your hair, skin, and nails. They also treat conditions that affect mucous membranes, or the delicate tissue ...

We treat a variety of skin conditions in children. These include genetic skin disorders and infectious and noninfectious skin conditions. Our dermatologists have extensive knowledge in both ...