Nail Dermatologist and Patient Educational Content Lacks Adequate Skin of Color Representation: Implications for Care

Citation: Falotico JM, Lipner SR. Nail Dermatologist and Patient Educational Content Lacks Adequate Skin of Color Representation: Implications for Care. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(2):e2023090. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1302a90

Accepted: September 22, 2022; Published: April 2023

Copyright: ©2023 Falotico et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (BY-NC-4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited.

Funding: None.

Competing interests: Ms. Falotico has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Lipner has served as a consultant for Ortho Dermatologics, Verrica, Hoth Therapeutics, BelleTorus Corporation, and Hexima.

Authorship: All authors have contributed significantly to this publication.

Corresponding author: Shari R. Lipner MD, PhD 1305 York Avenue, NY, NY 10021. Phone: 646-962-3376 Fax: 646-962-0033 Email: shl9032@med.cornell.edu

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