Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
What's your diagnosis?
Opinion
A toddler with a fever and desquamating perineal rash
An 18-month-old female presented with 5 days of fever, erythema, fissuring of the lips, conjunctival injection, and a desquamating perineal rash...
Photo Rounds
Itchy leg papules
Photo Rounds
Acute bilateral hand edema and vesiculation
Environmental history exposed the diagnosis.
From the Journals
Sun-damage selfies give kids motivation to protect skin
Teens are more likely to slather on sunscreen if they see manipulated photos depicting their future sun damage.
Photo Rounds
Recent-onset bloody nodule
An antibiotic ointment failed to clear the lesion on the patient’s back. A more detailed history revealed the nodule’s troubling genesis.
Applied Evidence
The many variants of psoriasis
Erythema, skin thickening, and scales typify most cases, but other patterns exist. Tx choices may differ, depending on how much body surface area...
Photo Rounds
Ear and nose plaques
From the Journals
Sensitizer prevalent in many hypoallergenic products for children
More than half of the shampoo products labeled hypoallergenic contained cocamidopropyl betaine.
Conference Coverage
Multiple atopic dermatitis therapies completed or close to completing phase 3 studies
Major
From the Journals
Case series suggests biologics, JAK inhibitors safe during pandemic
Investigators saw no increase in hospitalizations versus the general population in New York City.