Dermatology News

The physical closeness that engenders cooperation and teamwork among athletes is also a perfect breeding ground for a variety of contagious skin infections, according to a presenter at the 69th Annual American Academy of Dermatology Meeting in New Orleans this week.

With prom season fast approaching, it may be a good time to talk with your teenage patients about their plans leading up to, during and after the big day.

A 14-year-old boy presents to your office for his yearly checkup. He has no specific concerns; however, his mother complains that his feet smell terrible. She has noticed the odor for several months, despite appropriate hygiene and the purchase of new shoes. You examine the plantar surface of both feet and find several scattered 1-mm to 15-mm skin-colored and erythematous pits and superficial erosions, which are limited mainly to the weight-bearing surfaces of the soles and lateral aspects of several toes. The patient and his mother were completely unaware of these skin findings and cannot tell you how long they have been present.

Children who are raised in farming environments are less likely to develop asthma and atopy, researchers have found.

Vigilance and fastidious wound care of drained, uncomplicated pediatric skin and soft tissue infections likely have more effect than choice of antibiotic treatment, researchers have found.

The method and timing of treatment for vascular birthmarks, which occur in nearly 10% of all infants, depend heavily on accurate typing of the birthmark, according to a speaker at the 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

NEW YORK — Head lice and scabies are two common infestations that can affect children, regardless of socioeconomic status and ethnicity, and have nothing to do with hygiene, according to a presentation at the 23rd Annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium held here.

NEW YORK — An overview of key issues pertaining to antifungal treatment was presented by Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, associate chief, division of infectious diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, at the 23rd Annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium held here recently.

SAN FRANCISCO — New insights into the presentation and biology of acne and the introduction of novel therapies have expanded physicians’ ability to treat children with this condition, explained a speaker here at the 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.

Adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery and their parents expressed sometimes different preferences in surgical scar site in a recent study, leading British investigators to suggest involving both groups in the presurgical decision-making process.