DERMATOLOGY: What's your Dx? A private itch and pain: Disease or possible abuse?

As teenagers become sexually active, are they fully educated on contraception and pregnancy?

A visit with a pediatric clinician is an ideal time to ensure that a teenager knows the correct information, has the opportunity to make certain contraceptive choices, and instill the knowledge that the pediatric office is a safe place to come for help.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Contemporary Pediatrics sits down exclusively with Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, a professor dermatology and pediatrics, to discuss the one key condition for which she believes community pediatricians should be especially aware-hemangiomas.

Data from a recent study revealed that stigma associated with chronic skin diseases made an impact on the quality of life of affected children and adolescents.

A decision from the federal agency is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.