Infectious Disease

• Meeting News Coverage

• 3.5% of ED visits involved dermatologic disorders

• April 5, 2013
• MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Visits of a dermatologic nature constituted 3.5% of all emergency department traffic during a 1-year period in Alberta, Canada,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• CVA6 associated with hand-foot-and-mouth disease mimicked other disorders

• March 2, 2013
• MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Coxsackievirus A6, an emerging enterovirus strain associated with severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease, displayed features...More »

• Tedizolid noninferior to linezolid for skin and skin structure infections

• February 12, 2013
• Tedizolid phosphate was noninferior to linezolid for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, researchers reported in the...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Prophylactic valacyclovir reduced herpes gladiatorum outbreaks among wrestlers

• September 14, 2012
• SAN FRANCISCO — Proper compliance with a prophylactic regimen of valacyclovir may prevent spread of herpes gladiatorum among wrestlers participating...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Inpatients with more serious conditions also desired treatment for dermatoses

• March 10, 2012
• Nearly 85% of patients hospitalized with other conditions desired treatment for dermatoses, including dry skin and warts, according to findings presented...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Miconazole nitrate shows promise as onychomycosis treatment

• March 7, 2012
• Half of a cohort of patients with onychomycosis demonstrated improvement after treatment with a 2% miconazole nitrate formulation, according to findings...More »

• Articles

• MRSA, Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, and Other Cutaneous Bacterial Emergencies

• Pediatric Annals, October 2010, Volume 39 Issue 10
• Cutaneous bacterial infections are important to recognize in pediatrics. Some may actually be emergencies. These include localized skin infections, such...More »

• Articles

• Eczema Herpeticum and Eczema Vaccinatum in Children

• Pediatric Annals, October 2010, Volume 39 Issue 10
• A topic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic, inflammatory skin disorder that affects approximately 11% to 28% of children in developed countries.1–4...More »

• Guest Editorial

• This Issue: Skin Emergencies

• Pediatric Annals, October 2010, Volume 39 Issue 10
• Every day, a child with a dermatologic condition will enter the pediatrician’s office, or the emergency room. The challenge we’re faced with...More »

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