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Cutaneous Infections

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Infections are treated similarly in all races and ethnicities, but certain infections have a propensity to affect one race or ethnicity more than another. Examples of infections that are more common or more noticeable in individuals of color are tinea capitis and confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud.

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  1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 11D, New York, NY, 10025, USA

    Nanette B. Silverberg MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology)

  2. Department of Dermatology, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Centers, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 11D, New York, NY, 10025, USA

    Nanette B. Silverberg MD (Director)

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Silverberg, N.B., Silverberg, N.B. (2012). Cutaneous Infections. In: Atlas of Pediatric Cutaneous Biodiversity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3564-8_13

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