A mystery: Ring around the moles
You are asked to evaluate an 8-year-old boy who recently developed white rings around moles on his neck and back. Although he complains of slight itching, you don't see signs of scratching.
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.
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.
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?
Tapinarof cream 1% reduces itch as early as 24 hours after application for pediatric AD
October 13th 2023A rapid reduction in pruritis as early as 24 hours after first application was announced as new positive data from a pair of identical, phase 3 studies of tapinarof cream 1% in children as young as 2 years and adults with atopic dermatitis (AD).
