Does psoriasis impact BIPOC patients differently than white patients?

Dr. Michelle Henry explains how BIPOC patients can be under diagnosed or not diagnosed at all when it come to psoriasis care.

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  • How psoriasis is diagnosed differently in skin of color

  • Addressing inequities in the treatment and diagnosis of psoriasis

  • Do BIPOC patients have the same treatment experience as white patients?

  • Priscilla’s psoriasis healing story

  • Vital voices: difficulty receiving a proper psoriasis diagnosis

  • My story: living with psoriasis as a black woman

  • The impact of stigma on people with psoriasis

  • Vital voices: difficulty getting diagnosed

  • Myths and misconceptions about psoriasis

  • Accessibility to doctors and finding the right doctor for psoriasis

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