African American Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Have Significant Health Care Disparities: A Retrospective Study

J Cutan Med Surg. 2019 May/Jun;23(3):334-336. doi: 10.1177/1203475418803077.

Authors

Yssra S Soliman¹, Lauren K Hoffman¹, Anthony K Guzman¹, Zarine S Patel¹, Michelle A Lowes², Steven R Cohen¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
² 2 Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 31070094
DOI: 10.1177/1203475418803077

No abstract available

Keywords: healthcare disparity; hidradenitis suppurativa; skin of color.

MeSH terms

Acne Vulgaris / epidemiology*
Adolescent
Adult
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
Child
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Healthcare Disparities*
Hidradenitis Suppurativa / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York City / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors*
Young Adult