Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself #121 Misdiagnosis of Eczema and Skin Diseases in People of Color and Melanated Skin with Rakhi Roy Chowdhury, MS, RD
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In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, a good friend of mine Rakhi Roy Chowdhury, an actress-turned dietitian shares all about how skin rashes present differently in melanated skin, including her own fascinating personal story. As a result, they are often missed or misdiagnosed.
Here are some of the key takeaways:
- [18:36] Causes of depigmentation
- [20:09] Treatment for black skin of color
- [22:57] What is Lichenification?
Mentioned in this episode:
- Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH
- Dermatology for Skin of Color Book
- Efficacy and Safety of Crisaborole Ointment
- Atopic dermatitis in diverse racial and ethnic groups-Variations in epidemiology, genetics, clinical presentation and treatment
- Racial differences on skin barrier function
Research mentioned:
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(12)00722-1/pdf
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(17)30205-1/pdf
Rakhi Roy Chowdhury is an actress-turned dietitian whose own challenges with her skin flareups on-screen prevented her from continuing to book more work. This leads her to seek out the counsel of a Dietitian in her 20s when her own allergist said she couldn't help her anymore and her dermatologists mismanaged her eczema over the years. Rakhi holds a Masterβs degree in Dietetics & Nutrition and is currently a corporate wellness and consultant clinical dietitian. She sees patients with HIV at her state Department of Health and provides functional nutrition counseling for skin and gut disorders in her virtual private practice.
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