Pediatrics

Guidelines provided for pediatric atopic dermatitis management

(HealthDay)—Guidelines have been developed for the management of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis at the primary care level. The guidelines were published as a state-of-the-art review article online Aug. 3 in Pediatrics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Case report: pediatric nickel dermatitis caused by belt buckles

(HealthDay)—Nickel dermatitis has been observed in a number of children whose symptoms resolved after avoiding contact with dimethylglyoxime (DMG)-positive belt buckles. These observations have been published as a case ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Self-reported eczema valid for detecting atopic dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Self- and caregiver-reported history of eczema is valid for identifying atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published online July 17 in the British Journal of Dermatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Human breast milk effective for atopic dermatitis in infants

(HealthDay)—Topical application of human breast milk (HBM) is effective for infants with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Dermatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinical rebounding triad after corticosteroid discontinuation

(HealthDay)—A subgroup of patients with dermatitis who discontinue topical corticosteroids (TC) after long-term treatment have clinical rebounding triad manifestations, according to a study published in the July issue of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hand washing focus in hospitals has led to rise in worker dermatitis

A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed that the incidence of dermatitis has increased 4.5 times in health care workers following increased hand hygiene as a drive to reduce infections such as MRSA has ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vitiligo, alopecia areata may up atopic dermatitis risk

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) is higher among patients with vitiligo or alopecia areata (AA), according to research published online Dec. 3 in JAMA Dermatology.

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