Dermatology News

Children with atopic dermatitis, but not those with psoriasis, were likely to be absent from school at least 15 days a year due to their condition, according to a study.

Scars — whether from burns, injuries or other causes — can impact an individual’s life in many ways, and oftentimes these physical marks first appear in childhood.

Severe atopic dermatitis is associated with depression and internalizing behaviors in childhood and adolescence, according to a study.

Oral abrocitinib, in combination with topical therapy, was effective and well tolerated in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adolescents, according to phase 3 study results.

Greater training in hidradenitis suppurativa diagnosis and treatment in pediatric patients could lead to more effective management and fewer high-cost emergency department visits, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Topical spinosad was effective in eradicating scabies with a single treatment, according to two clinical studies.

A pediatric melanoma registry developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has helped researchers improve the classification of pediatric melanocytic tumors.

Practitioners should take patient age, available space for the patch and allergy frequency into consideration when determining the best option for pediatric patch testing for allergies, according to a research letter.

The FDA approved the AbbVie’s Dalvance (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in pediatric patients from birth, according to a press release.

Facial infantile hemangiomas at multiple sites may put infants at risk for posterior fossa malformations, hemangiomas, arterial anomalies, cardiac defects and eye anomalies, known as PHACE syndrome, according to a study.