Mind The Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black & Brown Skin
Brown Skin Matters
Brown Skin Matters is an instagram page dedicated to illustrating the difference in diseases on black and brown skin. They have an array of images which act as a comparison
www.instagram.com/brownskinmatters/
DFTB Skin Deep
Skin Deep is led by the international medical education team, Don’t Forget the Bubbles (DFTB) and the Royal London Hospital (RLH). The aim is to develop a free, open-access bank of high-quality photographs of medical conditions in a range of skin tones for use by both healthcare professionals and the public.
Black & Brown Skin UK
A platform created to showcase clinical signs of diseases on black and brown skin.
https://www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/
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