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Atopic dermatitis
Chronic, relapsing, pruritic inflammatory dermatosis with age-dependent morphology and prominent skin-of-color variants.
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)
Primary scarring alopecia of the central scalp, disproportionately affecting Black women — early recognition is the only way to halt permanent hair loss.
Compound melanocytic nevus
Contact dermatitis (allergic and irritant)
Geometric, pattern-matched dermatitis driven by contact with an allergen (type IV hypersensitivity) or an irritant — history and distribution are diagnostic; patch testing confirms allergens.
Dermal melanocytic nevus
Dermatofibroma
Dysplastic (Clark) nevus
Junctional melanocytic nevus
Lentigo simplex
Lichen planus
T-cell-mediated inflammatory dermatosis classically defined by the 'four P's' (purple, pruritic, polygonal papules); lichen planus pigmentosus is a distinct skin-of-color variant.
Lymphangioma
Psoriasis
Chronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease with distinct morphology in skin of color (violaceous rather than salmon-pink); treatable to clear with modern biologics.