Terbinafine is an effective systemic treatment for onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail. Pediatric cases of the infection, which results in discoloration and thickening of the nails, usually respond well to topical treatments, but when the infection starts to affect the nail’s matrix, a systemic option is needed. When adults use terbinafine, they undergo …
A small percentage of children are affected by chronic urticaria (CU), defined as the occurrence of wheals, angioedema, or both that lasts more than 6 weeks. This happens in two groups of children, those where the eruption of hives is idiopathic and those with a known autoimmune reaction. The authors of a recent study explored …
Consent for procedures and understanding treatment options takes on some nuance when working with a pediatric population. Informed consent was designed with the guiding principle that patients should be able to make their own decisions regarding their medical care. But what happens when a patient is a child and may lack the autonomy to decide …
Café au lait macules (aka CALMs) tend to have borders that either resemble the coast of Maine (irregular) or the coast of California (smooth). These cosmetically troubling but benign lesions have an inconsistent response to laser treatment. A recent study examined the morphological features of CALMs to determine whether they may provide a way to …
While demand for visits to the dermatology clinic are on the rise, so too are barriers for patients in the form of both direct and indirect costs. Dermatology may serve as a case study in barriers to specialty care as nationally there are long waits to see providers. Therefore, patients may have to travel further …
Keloids are thought to be rare in children as they are most commonly seen in the second decade of life. This is thought to be due to the pathogenesis of the disorder brought on by hormonal changes in people in young adult hood. A recent study examined the demographic characteristics of non-burn-related keloids in children …