Dermatology
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Rash on face, chest, upper arms, and thighs
From the Journals
Cephalosporins remain empiric therapy for skin infections in pediatric AD
“When a patient with AD walks into your office and looks like they have an infection of their eczema, your go-to antibiotic is going to be one...
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Tender nodules after leprosy Tx
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Nebraska issues SUNucate-based guidance for schools
Nebraska is the 24th state to move to lift bans that prevent children from having and using sunscreen at school without a physician’s note or...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A 2-month-old infant with a scalp rash that appeared after birth
What presents on infants’ scalps as a semicircular patch of alopecia with associated scarring, crusting, or erythema in more severe cases?
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Tender swellings on legs
From the Journals
Maternal factors impact childhood skin microbiota
Factors including delivery method and breastfeeding influenced the bacterial composition of children’s skin up to age 10 years.
Conference Coverage
Dupilumab found effective for adolescents with moderate to severe AD
AUSTIN, TEX. – The rates of skin infections also were higher in the placebo group, compared with the treatment...
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Peeling skin with chills
Conference Coverage
Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.
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Facial swelling in an adolescent
Clinical findings, as well as the patient’s age and sex, pointed to the diagnosis.