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Careful assessment critical before prescribing systemic therapies in children

At least 20 percent of children have inflammatory skin disease — encompassing atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and a psoriasis/eczema overlap, says Elaine Siegfried, M.D., professor of pediatrics and dermatology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis.

Systemic retinoids show response in ichthyosis, pediatric dermatologist says

Creams and emollients are relatively ineffective in treating ichthyosis, but vitamin A derivatives do prove to create responses in patients, according to the chief of pediatric dermatology at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Pediatric onychomycosis increases; prolonged treatment may be needed

Although pediatric onychomycosis is relatively uncommon, it does appear to be increasing worldwide, especially in adolescents, according to Sheila Fallon Friedlander, M.D., clinical professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

Research begins to unlock mysteries behind AD, psoriasis in children

Dermatologists’ evolving understanding of inflammatory skin diseases in children is changing the way these diseases are managed, according to Lawrence F. Eichenfield, M.D.

Serendipity, systematic research lead to developments in pediatric dermatology

Recent advances in pediatric dermatology include the emergence of beta-blocker therapy as the standard of care for problematic infantile hemangiomas and research that appears to be on the brink of defining the etiology of Kawasaki disease, said Anthony J. Mancini, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.A.D., at the 30th annual Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.