Dermatology News

Since 1993, the American Academy of Dermatology has held a unique weeklong summer camp experience for kids aged 8 to 16 years with chronic skin conditions.

Gaining weight can raise the risk for atopic dermatitis and possibly other immune-mediated skin diseases in children, whereas losing weight can reduce this risk, according to a study.

A healthy, 19-year-old noticed some pruritic, somewhat raised erythematous lesions on her left forearm (Figure 1). The middle lesion had an unusual linear appearance.

Otezla is now available in the U.S. for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older, Amgen announced in a press release.

The FDA has approved a pediatric indication for NexoBrid for the treatment of deep partial-thickness and full-thickness thermal burns, Vericel Corporation announced in a press release.

With Kim Kardashian speaking out about her son’s experience with vitiligo, Healio Dermatology sat with an expert to discuss the condition in the adult and pediatric populations.

A higher risk for developing psoriasis was found in subjects who were fed formula as infants compared with those who were breastfed for at least the first 4 months of life, according to a Swedish study.

The FDA has approved Zoryve cream 0.15% for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients aged 6 years and older, Arcutis announced in a press release.

Clascoterone cream 1% caused mild, reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression under maximum-use exposure in patients with acne vulgaris, according to a study.

Dupilumab treatment was associated with the reduced risk for atopic march progression in pediatric and adolescent patients with atopic dermatitis, according to a study.