#121 Misdiagnosis of Eczema and Skin Diseases in People of Color and Melanated Skin with Rakhi Roy Chowdhury, MS, RD

Send us Fan Mail“𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛."In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, a good friend of mine Rakhi Roy Chowdhury, an actress-turned dietitian shares all about how skin rashes present differently in melanated skin, including her own fascinating personal story. As a result, they are often missed or misdiagnosed. Here are some of the key takeaways:[18:36] Causes of depigmentation[20:09] Treatment for black skin of color[22:57] What is Lichenification?Mentioned in this episode:Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH Dermatology for Skin of Color Book Efficacy and Safety of Crisaborole OintmentAtopic dermatitis in diverse racial and ethnic groups-Variations in epidemiology, genetics, clinical presentation and treatment Racial differences on skin barrier function Research mentioned: https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(12)00722-1/pdfhttps://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(17)30205-1/pdfRakhi Roy Chowdhury is an actress-turned dietitian whose own challenges with her skin flareups on-screen prevented her from continuing to book more work. This leads her to seek out the counsel of a Dietitian in her 20s when her own allergist said she couldn't help her anymore and her dermatologists mismanaged her eczema over the years. Rakhi holds a Master’s degree in Dietetics & Nutrition and is currently a corporate wellness and consultant clinical dietitian. She sees patients with HIV at her state Department of Health and provides functional nutrition counseling for skin and gut disorders in her virtual private practice.Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressed