Representation of Skin Tones in Images Depicting Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases in Current Medical Education Texts
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Abstract
• Images are a cornerstone of teaching dermatological conditions. Education material that does not include a variety of skin tone may have an impact on future ability to diagnose in diverse skin tones, especially forcutaneous autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus.1-3
• The primary aim of this review is to systematically evaluate potential disparities in the presentation of autoimmune cutaneous diseases by skin color in medical education textbooks.
• To assess representation across skin tones, skin color in this study will be classified using the Individual Typology Angle (ITA) rather than the Fitzpatrick scale as ITA offers a more objective, quantitative approach, using a three-dimensional color model to approximate perceived skin color.4,5
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- California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology and Cancer Center