Volume 187, Issue 6 pp. 1003-1004
Perspectives

Dermatological considerations and culturally sensitive recommendations for women who wear the hijab

Rafey Rehman

Rafey Rehman

Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal)

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Mahfujul Haque

Mahfujul Haque

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Resources (equal), Writing - original draft (equal)

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Marissa Ceresnie

Marissa Ceresnie

Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal)

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Iltefat H. Hamzavi

Iltefat H. Hamzavi

Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Contribution: Supervision (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Fatima Fahs

Fatima Fahs

Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Contribution: Methodology (equal), Supervision (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Tasneem F. Mohammad

Corresponding Author

Tasneem F. Mohammad

Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Correspondence: Tasneem F. Mohammad. Email: [email protected]

Contribution: Methodology (equal), Supervision (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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First published: 03 August 2022

Conflicts of interest: I.H.H. serves on the advisory board for AbbVie; is a principal investigator for Pfizer, Lenicura, Janssen and Incyte; is a consultant for Incyte, Pfizer, UCB and Boehringer Ingelheim; and served as the past president of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation. R.R., M.H., M.C., F.F. and T.F.M. have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

Data availability: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.

Graphical Abstract

Currently, there is little guidance in the literature on how to advise patients who wear the hijab on hijab-related dermatoses. This manuscript describes hijab-related dermatoses and provides culturally sensitive recommendations that can be used in conjunction with standard treatments to provide more holistic care for these patients.

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