Dermatology News

Many young people turn to social media to learn how to care for themselves, which gives physicians the opportunity to share their expertise beyond their clinic.

Patients diagnosed with melanoma as an adolescent or child were more likely to have a family history of melanoma or have undergone radiation therapy, according to a study.

Dermatologists are more likely to prescribe standard of care therapies to children with hidradenitis suppurativa compared with non-dermatologists, according to a study.

The FDA has accepted the supplemental new drug application for roflumilast cream 0.15% for adults and children aged as young as 6 years with atopic dermatitis, Arcutis Biotherapeutics announced in a press release.

Higher acne vulgaris prevalence was associated with puberty status, skin of color and weight gain among adolescents, according to a study.

A 5-year-old boy is referred from an Army hospital in Panama in the mid-1980s to Brooke Army Medical Center for evaluation of an unrelated problem when his parent asked about a case of several “impetiginous lesions” that will not heal.

Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with a higher likelihood of common neonatal comorbidities in babies born moderately or late-preterm, such as a need for respiratory support, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will bid farewell this year to a couple of longtime presenters.

Atypical cutaneous manifestations of hand-foot-and-mouth disease may be associated with coxsackievirus A6 and often include the atypical distribution of vesicles, according to a study.

Newly FDA-approved IDP-126 gel improved quality of life outcomes in patients with acne vulgaris over vehicle, according to a study.