A Cross-Specialty Matched Comparison: Non-Dermatologists More Likely to Diagnose Dermatitis in Skin of Color Patients.

Abstract

In this study, we assessed the demographics of patients diagnosed with dermatitis in internal medicine, dermatology, or family medicine in the University of California, Davis hospital system. Characteristics between the specialties were compared using logistic regression in R®. We found that underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dermatitis by a non-dermatologist and that MediCal and Medicare beneficiaries were more likely to be seen by dermatology than internal medicine or family medicine for dermatitis. Additional studies should explore the causality of the associations noted in this investigation.