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

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

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

Impetigo

Seborrhea in infants and children

Phytophotodermatitis – a phototoxic skin reaction

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Nevus sebaceous

Atopic dermatitis in children

Dry skin and rash around the mouth

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

Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis?

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

Baby’s nails

Guttate Psoriasis in Children

Pediatric hemangioma

Freckles and lentigo

Alopecia areata in children

Hair tourniquet in babies

Uncombable hair syndrome

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

A black pigmentation of the nail – Melanonychia

Cutis marmorata

A Skin Lesion in Infants –Nevus Flammeus Simplex

Molluscum contagiosum (viral warts)

Carotenemia – the orange baby

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

Jellyfish stings in children and adults

Mongolian blue spots

Café Au Lait Spots

Angular cheilitis in children

Recurrent skin infections

Brown recluse spider bites in children and adults

Molluscum contagiosum (viral warts)

Bullous Impetigo – everything you need to know

Scarlet fever (Scarlatina)

Pyogenic granuloma

Spider angiomas in children

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

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

Paronychia – an infection of the nail bed

Everything you need to know about carbuncle skin infections

Herpes labialis (cold sore or fever blister)

Herpetic infection after circumcision with direct suction

Baby’s acne

Bacterial skin infections

How many nipples does a child have?

Herpetic skin infection (herpes gladiatorum)