Dermatology

• FDA: Avoid unintentional exposure of children, pets to estrogen spray

• August 2, 2010
• The FDA has issued a warning about inadvertent exposure to Evamist — the only FDA-approved estrogen therapy spray — in children and pets, and is...More »

• In the Journals

• Trends in congenital syphilis transmission rates raise concerns

• April 15, 2010
• Congenital syphilis transmission rates nearly doubled among infants born in the southern part of the United States between 2005 and 2008, but remained...More »

• Chlorhexidine use common in neonatal ICUs despite risks

• March 24, 2010
• More than half of health care workers who participated in a survey reported using chlorohexidine gluconate in neonatal intensive care units despite...More »

• Lice, scabies and bedbugs continue to be problematic for dermatologists

• March 8, 2010
• Mounting resistance to traditional head lice therapies, such as over-the-counter topical permethrin and synthetic pyrethroids, has prompted research into...More »

• New treatments emerge for acne and rosacea

• March 8, 2010
• Novel approaches to treating acne and rosacea, combined with careful skin care, may reduce the severity and improve the appearance of both conditions,...More »

• Incision and drainage best option for small abscesses associated with CA-MRSA

• February 4, 2010
• There are conflicting data regarding the best approach for treating children who are colonized with community-associated methicillin-resistant...More »

• Case Challenges: Dermatology

• A 7-day-old Boy with a Congenital Vascular Nodule

• Pediatric Annals, February 2010, Volume 39 Issue 2
• A 7-day-old boy infant presented for evaluation of a lesion on the trunk that was present at birth. The mother noted that the mass was warm but not...More »

• In the Journals

• Toilet seats implicated in recent cases of contact dermatitis

• January 26, 2010
• Contact dermatitis cases caused by toilet seats appear to be making a comeback in pediatricians’ offices, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins...More »

• In the Journals

• Neonates may be susceptible to maternal molluscum contagiosum transmission

• January 12, 2010
• Vertical transmission of molluscum contagiosum between a pregnant mother and her child is likely the source of neonatal infections with this pathogen, a...More »

• Acanthosis nigricans identified youth at high risk for metabolic abnormalities

• December 28, 2009
• More than one in four children with acanthosis nigricans had abnormal glucose homeostasis in a new study, and the skin disorder was useful in determining...More »

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