Atopic dermatitis is more common and sometimes more severe in Black/African American people and Hispanic/Latino people, especially children. Because of its unique appearance in skin of color, it is often misdiagnosed. It is vital that physicians and patients recognize symptoms in skin of color and understand how social and economic factors can impact diagnosis, management and treatment in people of color.
Speaker:
Kelly Maples, MD
Dr. Maples is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She teaches pediatric residents and cares for patients at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughter. Dr. Maples served a 3-year term on the Board of Regents of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) and a one-year term on the ACAAI Executive Board. She has been the Chair of the ACAAI Dermatology Committee for the last 6 years and serves as Chair of the ACAAI Dermatology Scientific Counsel and the ACAAI Expert Committee on Atopic Dermatitis.
Dr. Maples is committed to improving the care of atopic dermatitis in patients with skin of color and teaches residents and other allergists about this topic. She recently helped develop www.eczemainskinofcolor.org with a team at the ACAAI and AAN. Her team won a 2022 Ragan Diversity award for their work on this website.
This Advances webinar is a partnership with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. ACAAI offers CME’s for this webinar.
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