Dermatology News

Electrocardiogram did not provide additional value as a pretreatment tool prior to initiation of beta-blocker treatment in patients with infantile hemangiomas and unremarkable cardiovascular history, a normal heart rate and blood pressure, according to study results.

Specific upper-facial port-wine stain patterns in infants were associated with an increased risk of Sturge-Weber syndrome, according to recently published study results.

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, reported recently that children of melanoma survivors are not adhering to optimal sun protection recommendations, with more than 40% experiencing sunburn in the past year.

A 3-month-old male presented to pediatric dermatology for evaluation of a persistent “bellybutton bump.” The child’s umbilical cord detached uneventfully at 2.5 weeks of age. After detachment, however, the umbilicus was noted to intermittently drain clear fluid.

Doxycycline plus adapalene/benzoyl peroxide was found to be comparable to oral isotretinoin in a combined efficacy and safety profile for the treatment of patients with severe nodular acne, according to study results.

Moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis was found to have a potential association with central obesity and increased blood pressure in children and adolescents, according to recently published study results.

Prolonged treatment with voriconazole in children was linked to a high rate of phototoxicity in one study.

Monitoring changes in nevi may not be a useful approach to melanoma detection in children and may lead to unnecessary biopsies in this population, according to recent study findings.

Patients with Staphylococcus aureus skin infection were more likely to experience a recurrence if the household fomites were contaminated with MRSA, according to new data.

You are called to see a 1-year-old boy admitted to the hospital for treatment of an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the brainstem. He was transferred to your hospital 2 weeks ago for diagnosis and management. The oncology team plans to start IV and intrathecal chemotherapy, but calls you first to evaluate a red plaque on the patient’s left arm that has been present and stable since his transfer. It does not appear to be symptomatic, but the patient’s mental status is altered from his tumor. He is afebrile. The plaque is composed of four coalescing, smooth, red papules (Figure 1). Upon further questioning, you learn that IV placement was attempted in that location at the outside hospital. In addition, he has had therapy with prednisone before your exam.