Illustrate Change: Medical Illustrations Featuring People of Color

Dermatology

Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is a chronic condition that results in dry, itchy, and inflamed skin. It is more prevalent in those with a family history of the disease. Though it usually starts in young children, it can occur at any age.

Atopic Dermatitis

Dengue Fever

Dengue fever is an illness transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Symptoms of dengue fever include a high fever, headaches, joint pain, and a rash. The rash may not be visible on darker skin tones.

Dengue Fever

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic, autoimmune, itchy blistering disease associated with gluten sensitivity. It is caused by an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in some grains, including wheat, rye, and barley.

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a type of patterned scarring hair loss characterized by a gradual recession of the hairline, primarily affecting women.

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Hair Thinning

Hair loss affects at least a third of women. But unlike men, women typically experience thinning hair without going bald, and there can be a number of different underlying causes for the problem.

Hair Thinning

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a skin condition that results in the formation of small, painful lumps beneath the skin. Lump formation is most common in skin folds where skin rubs together, such as the armpits, groin, buttocks, and breasts. The lumps ma...

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Lichen Planopilaris

Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) is a rare inflammatory condition affecting hair follicles in the scalp, brows, pubic area, or other hair-bearing skin. It leads to permanent hair loss in the affected areas due to scarring.

Lichen Planopilaris

Lupus

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues in the body. This can cause a variety of symptoms, including pain, fatigue, inflammation, rashes, hair loss, and nail changes.

Lupus

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that causes skin cells to multiply too quickly, resulting in highly visible inflamed patches of skin.

Psoriasis

Raynaud’s Phenomenon

Raynaud’s phenomenon is a condition that affects blood flow to certain parts of the body—usually the fingers and toes. It is named after the French doctor Maurice Raynaud, who first described it in the 19th century.

Raynaud’s Phenomenon