Atopic dermatitis—the most common type of eczema—can look very different on darker skin tones. As someone living with the ...

Eczema on dark skin looks different and is often misdiagnosed, leading to pigment changes, emotional stress, and poor ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Atopic dermatitis (AD), a common form of eczema, is a chronic (long-term) skin condition ...

Patients with darker skin more commonly develop follicular presentations ... Other distinctive features more common in Black skin include papular eczema (tiny raised bumps), extensive dryness ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, can lead to dry, itchy, and ...

Instead, flare-ups on darker skin ... papular eczema, may appear on your arms, legs, and torso. Goosebump-like areas may also show up around your hair follicles, which is known as follicular ...

Beyond that, though, Dr. Lal notes that darker-skinned folks might also have plaques with a more “follicular ... skin isn’t really colored at all—the eczema just appears as raised bumps ...