Best practices for treating MASKNE in children and adolescents
How to prevent, minimize, and treat maskne
Contemporary Pediatrics® recently spoke with Alanna F. Bree, MD, a board-certified pediatric dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, as well as a Society of Pediatric Dermatology member, about maskne, including how long it has been around (since before the pandemic); how maskne presents differently in young children compared to teenagers; and how to best treat and prevent.
Recognize & Refer: Hemangiomas in pediatrics
July 17th 2019Contemporary 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.
Pz-cel granted FDA Priority Review to treat recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
November 28th 2023The FDA granted Priority Review to pz-cel following a phase 1/2 and a pivotal phase 3 study in which the treatment for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) demonstrated wound healing and pain reduction.
Worsening severity of AD in children associated with increased comorbidity onset risk
November 27th 2023Of patients in the atopic dermatitis (AD) cohort, 36.6% developed at least 1 comorbidity amid follow-up compared to 28.5% in the non-AD reference cohort, investigators of a Sweden, nationwide, population-based cohort study found.
IDP-126 topical gel approved by FDA to treat acne in patients 12 years and up
October 21st 2023The topical gel is the first and only FDA-approved triple-combination, fixed-dose topical treatment for acne, and is set to be available in the first quarter of 2024, according to Bausch Health Companies Inc.
A 13-year-old girl with well-demarcated rash on back and chest
October 19th 2023A healthy 13-year-old girl presented with a 1-month history of an asymptomatic, well-demarcated rash on her back and upper chest. The eruption consisted of discrete, dark brown papules that coalesced into large, flat-topped plaques with mild superficial scale and accentuation of skin markings. What's the diagnosis?
