Dermatology

Faced with a child who has been exposed to mercury, would you recognize the signs and symptoms? Would you know what questions to ask, which lab tests to draw, and what treatment to initiate?

Tattoos and body piercing have caught on as teenage, and even preteen, fashion statements. Here&s how to help your patients avoid the pitfalls of this form of self-expression.

Multiple tender red papules on the trunk

Pediatricians must know how to differentiate worrisome moles from benign ones, identify children at risk, and educate families about sun protection.

The term food allergy is often applied to adverse reactions that are not immunologic responses to food. This practical guide describes true hypersensitivity reactions and how to diagnose them.

Lumps in children that cause pain have six basic causes. Here's how to differentiate among them and determine which require further investigation.

Skin eruption on a 9-year-old

Summaries from the literature with comments by Dr. Burke

The search for preventive measures has yielded more questions than answers. The author explores current approaches to the problem and where those avenues of inquiry may lead.

Concern about the effect of inhaled steroids on growth has inhibited the prescribing of this class of medications for childhood asthma. The weight of findings suggests the effect on height may be less significant than that of untreated or inappropriately treated asthma.

This practical guide to recently identified, less known, and atypical viral rashes of childhood takes the mystery out of your evaluation.

The widespread use of ultrasonography during pregnancy necessitates that pediatricians monitor conditions diagnosed before the infant was born. Understanding prenatal sonographic findings and what type of follow-up they require can be critical.

After complaining several days earlier of itchy, red bumps on both legs, a 6-year-old boy awoke one morning to find large blisters on his shins.

Among this year's debuts: A faster-acting anesthetic cream, a laser for finger sticks, a kid-friendly defibrillator, new CLIA-waived rapid tests, respiratory therapy devices, and software to simplify your practice.

Skin condition that appears in the fall when the heat is turned on.

The 13-year-old girl who has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by her parents has a one-day history of diffuse abdominal pain. They report that she was well until three days ago, when she developed a fever of 103? F.

Wrestlers and athletes in other "weight-sensitive" sports are at high risk of engaging in unhealthy weight loss practices. Learning how to intervene effectively will help you deal better with weight issues in all your patients.

Tularemia is far down in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenitis, but knowing the signs and symptoms of this tick-borne infection will help you keep it in mind.

Psoriasis can be hard to diagnose and treat in children and teenagers. Early therapy and thorough patient and parent education are the keys to a favorable outcome.

Asthma is often poorly controlled in children. To change that, the author calls for better acquaintance with the inflammatory nature of the disease and with evidence that suboptimal control can undermine patients& overall health and quality of life.

Revisiting neonatal jaundice, Pros and cons of juice, Baby not crawling? Not to worry! Eye on Washington

Revisiting neonatal jaundice, Pros and cons of juice, Baby not crawling? Not to worry! Eye on Washington

A growing number of families use herbal preparations to manage dermatologic problems. Are you familiar with what the literature shows about their effectiveness and safety?

This case is about "black-dot" ringworm, a form of tinea capitis.