Dermatology News

SAN FRANCISCO — Additional research is needed into the emerging staphylococcal resistance to topical antimicrobials used to treat skin and soft tissue infections in healthy children.

A 4-year-old boy presents to your office complaining of several red lesions on his arms and legs associated with severe pruritus for the past several days. He has a 2-year history of similar lesions developing mainly in the summertime, which resolve within a week and leave behind hyperpigmentation.

There were an estimated 30,800 fewer invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections reported in the United States in 2011 compared with 2005, according to recent data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

W.S. Badger Co. has announced a voluntary recall of two of its children’s sunscreens because of microbial contamination, according to information distributed by the FDA.

Dermatologists are more likely than plastic surgeons to prefer shave biopsy as opposed to punch biopsy for suspected Spitz nevi in children, according to study results.

DENVER — Clindamycin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole were similar in efficacy for primary treatment of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections, researchers reported during the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

An assessment tool reliably assessed results of patients with pediatric facial hemangiomas of infancy and port-wine stains who underwent pulsed-dye laser therapy in a recent study.

Antinuclear and antihistone antibodies were more prevalent in patients with morphea compared with controls, but were of limited clinical value, according to recent study results.

The FDA has given final approval for Perrigo Co.’s abbreviated new drug applications for fluocinolone acetonide scalp oil, 0.01%, and fluocinolone acetonide topical oil, 0.01%, the company announced.

The FDA has given final approval for Perrigo Co.’s abbreviated new drug applications for fluocinolone acetonide scalp oil, 0.01%, and fluocinolone acetonide topical oil, 0.01%, the company announced.