As both experience and evidence-based findings indicate, specific dermatological conditions can prove harder to diagnose in patients with darker skin tones. Lack of knowledge or experience can compromise effective treatment and management, leading to lasting consequences for the patient. This atlas strives to supplement a lack of real world experience by providing more than 800 hundred high quality photographs and illustrations help guide physicians in treating the nuances of darker skinned patient populations.
Dr. Moiin's own professional experience in treating patients of color on a daily basis and the sheer volume with which he is acquainted with these diseases on darker skin, enable him to provide broader insight and include a myriad of photos to better illustrate diagnoses and treatment plans. Photos range from common to rare diseases to aid in delineating nuances in diseases. Since dermatology is a highly visual field, the focus is more on the images, while the text is comprehensive but concise and often bulleted to allow for practical use.
Written for residents and practicing dermatologists and all other medical professionals, Atlas of Black Skin is an essential tool for practitioners looking to broaden the scope of their care.

Ali Moiin, MD FAAD. Clinical professor of Dermatology Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Dr Moiin has been a practicing dermatologist for last twenty years at WSU and private practice in Detroit serving its diverse community. Dr. Moiin is board-certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology and is a fellow of the American Laser Surgery and Medicine Society. Dr. Moiin is the chairman of medical education for the Michigan Dermatological Society.
Dr. Moiin is an associate professor of dermatology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He also served as chief of dermatology at Harper Hospital. Recently, Dr. Moiin was chosen as the best professor of dermatology at Wayne State University. He maintains affiliations with major medical centers in the Detroit metro area, including Detroit Medical Center, St. John's Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital and William Beaumont Hospital. He is also a a member of the Board of Medicine of the state of Michigan.
Dr. Moiin received his bachelor's degree in pharmacology and master's degree in biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received further training in pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. After a year of internal medicine training in San Francisco, he completed residency training in dermatology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He has received additional training in cosmetic dermatology at Tulane University Medical Center.

1;Preface;6 2;Acknowledgment;7 3;Contents;8 4;Contributors;9 5;1: Introduction: The Differences of Black Skin;10 6;2: Common Skin Condition in Black Skin;13 6.1;2.1 Dermatitis;13 6.1.1;2.1.1 Atopic Dermatitis;13 6.1.1.1;2.1.1.1 Presentation in Black Skin;13 6.1.1.2;2.1.1.2 Management;23 6.1.2;2.1.2 Contact Dermatitis;23 6.1.2.1;2.1.2.1 Presentation in Black Skin;23 6.1.2.2;2.1.2.2 Management;23 6.1.3;2.1.3 Nummular Dermatitis;24 6.1.3.1;2.1.3.1 Presentation in Black Skin;24 6.1.3.2;2.1.3.2 Management;28 6.1.4;2.1.4 Seborrheic Dermatitis;28 6.2;2.2 Psoriasis Vulgaris;28 6.2.1;2.2.1 Presentation in Black Skin;28 6.2.2;2.2.2 Management;38 6.3;2.3 Lichen Planus;38 6.3.1;2.3.1 Presentation in Black Skin;38 6.3.2;2.3.2 Management;41 6.4;2.4 Punctate Keratoderma;44 6.4.1;2.4.1 Presentation in Black Skin;44 6.4.2;2.4.2 Management;45 6.5;2.5 Adnexal Diseases;52 6.5.1;2.5.1 Acne Vulgaris;52 6.5.1.1;2.5.1.1 Presentation in Black Skin;52 6.5.1.2;2.5.1.2 Management;52 6.5.2;2.5.2 Pomade Acne;53 6.5.2.1;2.5.2.1 Presentation in Black Skin;58 6.5.2.2;2.5.2.2 Management;58 6.5.3;2.5.3 Rosacea;58 6.5.3.1;2.5.3.1 Presentation in Black Skin;58 6.5.3.2;2.5.3.2 Management;58 6.5.4;2.5.4 Hidradenitis Suppurativa;58 6.5.4.1;2.5.4.1 Presentation in Black Skin;59 6.5.4.2;2.5.4.2 Management;65 6.5.5;2.5.5 Pseudofolliculitis Barbae;68 6.5.5.1;2.5.5.1 Presentation in Black Skin;68 6.5.5.2;2.5.5.2 Management;69 6.5.6;2.5.6 Disseminated and Recurrent Infundibulofolliculitis;69 6.5.6.1;2.5.6.1 Presentation in Black Skin;70 6.5.6.2;2.5.6.2 Management;71 6.6;2.6 Hidrocystoma;71 6.6.1;2.6.1 Presentation in Black Skin;71 6.6.2;2.6.2 Management;73 6.7;2.7 Pityrosporum Folliculitis;73 6.7.1;2.7.1 Presentation in Black Skin;73 6.7.2;2.7.2 Management;74 6.8;2.8 Dermatosis Papulosis Nigra;76 6.8.1;2.8.1 Presentation in Black Skin;76 6.8.2;2.8.2 Management;80 6.9;Suggested Reading;80 6.9.1;General Reference;80 6.9.2;Atopic Dermatitis;80 6.9.3;Contact Dermatitis;80 6.9.4;Seborrheic Dermatitis;80 6.9.5;Psoriasis;81 6.9.6;Lichen Planus;81 6.9.7;Punctate Keratoderma;81 6.9.8;Acne;81 6.9.9;Rosacea;81 6.9.10;Hidradenitis Suppurativa;81 6.9.11;Hidrocystomas;81 6.9.12;Pityrosporum Folliculitis;81 7;3: Cutaneous Infections in Black Skin;82 7.1;3.1 Tinea Versicolor;82 7.1.1;3.1.1 Presentation in Black Skin;82 7.1.2;3.1.2 Management;82 7.2;3.2 Warts;83 7.2.1;3.2.1 Presentation in Black Skin;83 7.2.2;3.2.2 Management;83 7.3;3.3 Tinea Capitis;87 7.3.1;3.3.1 Presentation in Black Skin;87 7.3.2;3.3.2 Management;89 7.4;3.4 Mycobacterial Infections;89 7.4.1;3.4.1 Presentation in Black Skin;89 7.4.2;3.4.2 Management;89 7.5;3.5 Syphilis;91 7.5.1;3.5.1 Presentation in Black Skin;91 7.5.2;3.5.2 Management;91 7.6;3.6 Odontogenic Cutaneous Fistulas;92 7.6.1;3.6.1 Presentation in Black Skin;92 7.6.2;3.6.2 Management;92 7.7;Suggested Reading;93 8;4: Immunological Diseases;94 8.1;4.1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus;94 8.1.1;4.1.1 Presentation in Black Skin;94 8.1.2;4.1.2 Treatment and Management;97 8.2;4.2 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus;97 8.2.1;4.2.1 Presentation in Black Skin;97 8.2.2;4.2.2 Treatment and Management;114 8.3;4.3 Other Skin Manifestations of SLE;114 8.4;4.4 Photodermatitis;116 8.4.1;4.4.1 Presentation in Black Skin;117 8.4.2;4.4.2 Treatment and Management;123 8.5;4.5 Sarcoidosis;123 8.5.1;4.5.1 Presentation in Black Skin;124 8.5.2;4.5.2 Treatment and Management;124 8.6;4.6 Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus;132 8.6.1;4.6.1 Presentation in Black Skin;132 8.6.2;4.6.2 Treatment and Management;133 8.7;4.7 Dermatomyositis;133 8.7.1;4.7.1 Presentation in Black Skin;133 8.7.2;4.7.2 Treatment and Management;135 8.8;4.8 Sweet Syndrome;135 8.8.1;4.8.1 Presentation in Black Skin;135 8.8.2;4.8.2 Treatment and Management;135 8.9;4.9 Erythema Elevatum Diutinum;137 8.9.1;4.9.1 Presentation in Black Skin;137 8.9.2;4.9.2 Treatment and Management;137 8.10;4.10 Granulomatous Reaction to Fillers;138 8.10.1;4.10.1 Presentation in Black Skin;138 8.10.2;4.10.2 Management of Tissue Augmentation Granulomas;139 8