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Representation of Fitzpatrick skin phototype in dermatology surgical textbooks

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Given the importance of skin of color (SoC) representation in dermatologic education and training, this study quantified representation of Fitzpatrick skin phototypes (FST) in core dermatology surgery textbooks. Images within Surgery of the Skin: Procedural Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and Facial Reconstruction after Mohs Surgery were categorized according to the Fitzpatrick skin phototype (FST) depicted and the dermatologic surgery topic addressed. 1501 images were analyzed, with only 5.6% of the images categorized as FST IV-VI representing SoC. Several topics (11/29, 37.9%) identified did not include images with SoC. Increasing access to high-quality images of SoC can enhance appreciation of various skin conditions, especially those predominant in SoC, by dermatologic trainees and clinicians.

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  1. School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, USA

    Denisse Cristina Porras Fimbres, Jennifer Jacobs & Carrie Diamond

  2. Department of Dermatology, Duke Health, Duke Wakefield Mohs Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, 11081 Forest Pines Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27614-7656, USA

    Chandler W. Rundle, Larissa Rodriguez-Homs & Christopher Stamey

  3. Department of Dermatology, Lehigh Valley Network, Allentown, PA, USA

    Colby Presley

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DCPF and CD were responsible for all data collection and image review. JJ was responsible for the creation of the manuscript and the associated figures. All authors reviewed the manuscript thoroughly and participated in hypothesis generation, methodology, and the completion of the project.

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Porras Fimbres, D., Jacobs, J., Diamond, C. et al. Representation of Fitzpatrick skin phototype in dermatology surgical textbooks. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 2463–2465 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02667-6

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