Dermatology News

A 3-year-old male presents with acute onset of fever with a light red rash that is covered with fine, sandpaper-like papules. His appetite is unchanged, but he seems fussy, especially during defecation and diaper changes. There are no known sick contacts, but the patient is in day care 5 days a week. His immunizations are documented up to date.

A 12-year-old girl presented with a 3-week history of an itchy rash on the back of her neck. She was previously treated twice with permethrin 1% lotion for lice. She denies having any symptoms on her scalp after treatment. The patient noted that she occasionally played on the floor with her siblings, and recently started wearing some costume jewelry prior to developing the rash. She does not have any other skin involvement. The patient was otherwise healthy and had no other associated symptoms; no one else in her family had a similar rash.

Although podoconiosis — otherwise known as nonfilarial elephantiasis, or ”mossy foot” — is a common and preventable disease in areas of Ethiopia where it is endemic, children from families genetically predisposed to the disease reported inaccurate beliefs regarding its risk factors and prevention.

Long-pulsed neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment for children with nonport-wine stain vascular malformations was effective and well-tolerated, according to recently published study results in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

An expert panel recommended guidelines for patients with pediatric psoriasis, including routine screening and identification of certain risk factors for associated comorbidities, according to a consensus statement published in JAMA Dermatology.

There were no significant differences in efficacy and safety between propranolol and steroid in treating infantile hemangioma, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology. 

Wearing silk garments is not likely to lessen moderate to severe pediatric eczema or prevent infection, according to research published in PLOS Medicine.

Some types of bed bugs showed signs of resistance when exposed to the common insecticides chlorfenapyr and bifenthrin, suggesting that these chemical methods should be combined with other, nonchemical approaches to provide long-term efficacy, according to recent findings.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Racial and ethnic minority children experienced disparities in health care utilization and school attendance related to their atopic dermatitis, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

A 9-year-old girl presented with a 5-month history of episodic nonblanching annular red-yellow patches on her legs. The lesions resolved spontaneously after several weeks, and were asymptomatic. The patient was otherwise healthy, had a well-rounded diet and had no other associated symptoms. Her family denied any recent upper respiratory tract infections, a personal or family history of bleeding disorders or easy bruising.