Dermatology News

A 6-month-old boy presented with a rash involving the scalp, groin and trunk. The rash started on his scalp around age 2 months, later progressing to involve his groin and trunk (Figures 1-3).

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation stating there is not enough evidence to advocate for or against skin cancer screening in asymptomatic adults and adolescents.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — An antimicrobial stewardship initiative involving more than 130 U.S. hospitals has shown promise — particularly when it comes to treating children for an appropriate duration, researchers reported here.

This year, one of the presentations at November’s Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will mark the end of an era.

A 5-year-old boy comes to your office with a painful left ear. The onset was 2 days earlier, with sudden, worsening pain and erythema of the pinna.

Therapy using a 308 nm laser was effective in inducing long-term repigmentation of the face in pediatric vitiligo, particularly in facial lesions, according to researchers.

The FDA has extended the approval of Dupixent to include children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi announced in a press release.

Patients with pediatric discoid lupus erythematosus combined with systemic lupus erythematosus were most likely to be older and face single end-organ disease, according to data published in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to Timber Pharmaceuticals’ topical isotretinoin for the treatment of the two most severe forms of congenital ichthyosis, the company announced in a press release.

A 12-year-old boy was seen by his primary care physician for a worsening lesion of unknown etiology on his forehead.