Dermatology

Dermatology is one of the main branches in pediatrics, and one of the major reasons for referral to your general pediatrician.

I hope this chapter will help you in many of these core medical conditions is pediatrics.   

Chapters of pediatric dermatology

Baby’s acne

Carotenemia – the orange baby

Bullous Impetigo – everything you need to know

Angular cheilitis in children

Guttate Psoriasis in Children

Molluscum contagiosum (viral warts)

Everything you need to know about recurrent aphthous stomatitis (canker sores) in children (and adults)

Everything you need to know about insect bites near the eyes in children – what to do and what not to miss

Nevus sebaceous

A black pigmentation of the nail – Melanonychia

Jellyfish stings in children and adults

Everything you need to know about moles (beauty marks) in children

Mongolian blue spots

Milia – “milk spots” – a common rash in babies

Herpetic skin infection (herpes gladiatorum)

Herpetic infection after circumcision with direct suction

How many nipples does a child have?

Bites in children (mostly mosquitos some insects and a few bees)

A Skin Lesion in Infants –Nevus Flammeus Simplex

Phytophotodermatitis – a phototoxic skin reaction

Paronychia – an infection of the nail bed

Sunscreen for children – how to pick one and how to apply it

Scarlet fever (Scarlatina)

Bacterial skin infections

Freckles and lentigo

Dry skin and rash around the mouth

Uncombable hair syndrome

Brown recluse spider bites in children and adults

Impetigo

Pyogenic granuloma

The use of sunscreen in children – what for and why?

Alopecia areata in children

Baby’s nails

Café Au Lait Spots

Cutis marmorata

Atopic dermatitis in children

Everything you need to know about sun fungus (pityriasis versicolor) in children and adults

Pediatric hemangioma

Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis?

Everything you need to know about carbuncle skin infections

Molluscum contagiosum (viral warts)

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Herpes labialis (cold sore or fever blister)

Hair tourniquet in babies

Seborrhea in infants and children

Spider angiomas in children

Recurrent skin infections