Assessment of the generalizability of hidradenitis suppurativa microbiome studies: The minimal inclusion of racial and ethnic populations

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Apr;86(4):e159-e161. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.042. Epub 2021 Oct 29.

Authors

Chidubem A V Okeke¹, Raveena Khanna², Ginette A Okoye³, Angel S Byrd⁴

Affiliations

¹ Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona.
³ Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia. Electronic address: angel_byrd@alumni.brown.edu.

PMID: 34757150
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.042

No abstract available

Keywords: comorbidities; hidradenitis suppurativa; inflammatory skin disease; skin microbiome; skin of color.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ethnicity
Hidradenitis Suppurativa*
Humans
Microbiota*
Racial Groups