Prevalent Skin Disorders in Brown Skin

  • Maria Juliet Enriquez-Macarayo
  • Evangeline B. Handog
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Abstract

How does one compare white, black, brown, and all the colors in between? The differences in color hue may be easily identifiable. But what constitutes the individuals bearing the different skin colors may be not that easy to fathom. Though we are all unique, grouping the colors in a cluster helps in understanding how one’s skin may react to the different cutaneous diseases. Continents around the world are beset with people of different colors. Intermarriages and travel have been a major factor in the distribution of races and ethnic groupings around the globe.

Keywords

Brown skin Prevalent skin diseases 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Maria Juliet Enriquez-Macarayo
    • 1
  • Evangeline B. Handog
    • 2
  1. 1.Dermatology DepartmentAngeles University Foundation Medical CenterAngeles CityPhilippines
  2. 2.Department of DermatologyAsian Hospital and Medical CenterMuntinlupaPhilippines

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