Pediatric Dermatology News

Ruxolitinib cream 1.5% was safe and well tolerated up for the short- and long-term treatment of atopic dermatitis in adolescents, according to an analysis of two phase 3 studies.

Acrochordons, also known as skin tags or fibroepithelial polyps, are correlated with metabolic disease and obesity in pediatric patients, according to a study.

Stigma has a major impact on mental health and quality of life for pediatric patients with chronic skin diseases, according to a study.

Healio has compiled April’s most-read news in dermatology.

Port-wine birthmarks in infants were nearly all cleared with weekly pulsed dye laser treatments, according to a study.

Ritlecitinib was well tolerated and safe when continually used to treat alopecia areata in patients aged 12 years and older, according to a study.

A new study found that the development or worsening of acne was not a common cause of long-acting reversible contraception discontinuation among adolescents, according to a study.

A large proportion of adolescent patients treated with isotretinoin for acne had a history of a psychiatric diagnosis, but most were not diagnosed with additional psychiatric diagnoses or symptoms during treatment, according to a study.

Healio has compiled March’s most-read news in dermatology.

SAN DIEGO — Researchers found that children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis have a higher mean weight and BMI, but a lower mean height, than healthy children, according to a poster presented here.