Dermatology
Conference Coverage
Preadolescent acne: Management from birth requires increasing vigilance
No treatment may be necessary for acne in the first few months of life, but the condition can leave scars in children as young as ages 3-6 months...
Conference Coverage
Beware a pair of dermatologic emergencies in children
Patients with SSSS commonly have concurrent skin pain, fever, irritability, malaise, and poor feeding.
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A girl presents with blotchy, slightly itchy spots on her chest, back
What condition can present in childhood causing pale macules and patches surrounded by erythematous ill-defined patches?
Photo Rounds
Worsening skin lesions but no diagnosis
A diagnosis was arrived at by doing something that the patient’s other doctors hadn’t: perform a biopsy.
Photo Rounds
Itchy scalp with scale
The patient had a history of treatment for head lice, but a dermatoscopic exam revealed that lice weren’t to blame for his itchy scalp.
Applied Evidence
How to identify and treat common bites and stings
A thorough history and physical are key to proper diagnosis and treatment following a patient’s encounter with an insect, arachnid, or other...
From the Journals
Antihistamine prescribing for AD varies by specialty
Dermatologists are more likely to follow the American Academy of Dermatology management guidelines.
Opinion
A 70-year-old presented with a 3-week history of asymptomatic violaceous papules on his feet
Make the Diagnosis - January 2021
From the Journals
Study results support screening rosacea patients for cardiometabolic disease
A meta-analysis of more than 50,000 patients shows increased prevalence of risk factors.
Conference Coverage
Moving from subtypes to phenotypes is simplifying management of rosacea
With the previous method of subtyping, many rosacea patients failed to fit neatly into any of the four categories, producing confusion and...