Dermatology News

A 7-week-old boy presented with a 3-week history of a worsening diaper rash. He started with bright red patches on his buttocks that were treated with nystatin powder to empirically treat candidiasis. The area initially had mild improvement for a few days, but then the areas continued to worsen and break down.

A 3-week-old boy presents with a one-week history of a rash, which began on his head and rapidly spread. He has otherwise been well with no fever, fussiness or lethargy. He is feeding normally with no other significant problems noted.

Tarix Orphan has been granted a rare pediatric disease designation from the FDA for its drug candidate TXA127 for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, according to a press release.

Periumbilical skin and soft-tissue infections can develop in newborns from security devices intended to prevent abduction, according to a recent investigation.

Despite recent biologics and systemic medication approvals for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, the FDA has not yet approved patch testing for skin allergy in early childhood. FDA approval and nationwide mandated patch testing for an allergy to a chemical antigen could have the potential to yield healthier lives for children as well as reduced costs to families and insurance providers.

A 26-month-old boy presented for evaluation of acute onset of vesicles that began on his trunk and later spread to his arms, legs and groin. He was initially diagnosed with impetigo and given oral and topical antibiotics without improvement. He was later given multiple 5-day courses of prednisone, which initially improved the rash for a few days, but the eruption flared each time he completed treatment.

Each year, children and adolescents require more than 12 million office visits related to rashes and other skin conditions, with 68% of these visits handled by primary care providers. Chief among these concerns are a variety of inflammatory skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis – also known as eczema – and psoriasis.

NEW YORK — Symptoms alone are not enough reason to test a patient for Lyme disease, and not every patient with Lyme disease will present with target lesions, according to a presentation at the 2016 Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.

Parents’ quality of life was impacted in multiple ways by childhood psoriasis, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

A survey of physicians in the United States and Canada found that there is great variation in prescribing practices of systemic agents to treat atopic dermatitis, according to results published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.