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Dermatology
What you need to know about atopic dermatitis
April 12, 2021
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition that affects 15% to 20% of children and 1% to 3% of adults in the United States. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis, which is also known as eczema, is increasing in developing and industrialized countries.
Should some infants be screened before peanut introduction?
March 23, 2021
An investigation examines which infants might require screening before peanut introduction.
Disseminated erythema migrans as a result of Lyme disease
March 05, 2021
A 17-year-old male patient presents with multiple lesions developed on his trunk, face, and extremities that had previously been solitary, red expanding lesion on his right arm at the site of a tick bite that occurred during a hike.
Teenage boy with asymptomatic brown plaque on back of thigh
February 03, 2021
An adolescent boy developed an asymptomatic brown plaque on the back of his leg. He recently noted the growth of coarse hairs within the lesion.
Recurrence of infantile hemangioma? Consider a second round of propranolol
February 01, 2021
Using oral propranolol to treat infantile hemangioma is a normal clinical course. When faced with a recurrence of the hemangioma, is a second course of propranolol warranted?
Red papulonodule with central crusting on a neonate’s cheek
January 14, 2021
A newborn boy born via normal vaginal delivery at 38.6 weeks gestation to a 33-year-old G5P2022 mother presented at birth with an asymptomatic 8-mm red, papulonodule with central crusting on the right cheek. What's the diagnosis?