"Looks well" This innocuous statement is often written in clinical notes as an indicator of wellbeing. But if we consider it more deeply what does this mean in a person of colour? Subjective visual assessments of pallor, cyanosis and jaundice can often be inaccurate.
Malone Mukwende, founder of Black and Brown Skin, recognised the lack of training on these skin signs and co-authored Mind the Gap. Have a go at this quiz to see how many of these skin signs you recognise (I found it harder than I thought it would be)
Join us on the 25th of October when Dr Stella Seppings will take us through some skin signs in black and brown skin.
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