Dermatology News

Twenty-seven percent of patients with acne reported they did not fill all their prescriptions, with a higher percentage of nonadherence reported when multiple treatments were prescribed, according to data from a recently published study.

An FDA advisory committee agreed there is an unmet medical need for systemic products, drugs, and biologics, along with additional clinical studies, for the treatment of children with atopic dermatitis who do not respond adequately to topical therapy.

AN2728 ointment 2%, a novel boron-based small-molecule ointment, might be effective for the treatment of patients ages 2 years and older with mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis, according to research presented during a late-breaking research session.

Results from a multicenter, prospective, randomized double blind clinical trial indicate clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole have comparable efficacy and safety for treatment of uncomplicated skin infections.

A 17-month-old boy was admitted to a children’s hospital for fever, vomiting and rash. For 2 days before admission, he had rhinorrhea but otherwise appeared healthy. The evening before admission, he developed a fever of 103.5°F and, later, started vomiting. Overnight, he developed a lacy rash on his legs and stomach that progressed to his arms.

A 6-year-old female is admitted from the ED for evaluation and treatment of a febrile illness with a rash. The history of her chief complaint began 8 days earlier when she noted a mildly painful lump in her right inguinal area. Less than 48 hours later, she noted the onset of a rash that first appeared in the same area as the right inguinal lump, but rapidly spread in every direction.

Longer duration of breastfeeding weakened the association between filaggrin gene variants and eczema development in early years of life, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Houston.

Early, aggressive treatment of patients with infantile atopic dermatitis significantly reduced food allergy incidence by 18 months of age, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Houston.

Topical pimecolimus treatment in children with atopic dermatitis appeared to have no association with increased risk of malignancy when compared with other data, according to recently published study results.

A 2-year-old girl presents to your office with fever and rash. She has had fever (Tmax 101.6°F) for 2 days. The rash began the day before presentation. It started as “red spots” on the legs, then spread. The patient has been itchy and fussy. Today she refused to walk, and her parents noticed her feet, as well as her hands, were swollen. Review of systems is notable for rhinorrhea. She does not take any medications and is otherwise healthy.