RT Book, Section
A1 Chang, Mary Wu
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56056058
T1 Chapter 107. Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adolescent Dermatology
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56056058
RD 2024/09/20
AB |PrintNeonatal,  Pediatric,  and  Adolescent  Dermatology  at  a  GlanceMany  dermatologic  diseases  exhibit  different  manifestations  in  newborns,  infants,  and  children.Some  dermatoses  are  encountered  only  in  neonates  and  infants  and  therefore  require  special  attention.Obtaining  a  history  and  methods  of  clinical  examination  in  infants  and  children  differ  from  the  approaches  chosen  for  adults.  In  adolescents,  different  skills  are  required  to  enhance  compliance.Many  outpatient  procedures  in  pediatric  dermatology  can  be  done  easily  with  appropriate  planning  and  age  appropriate  techniques.  Necessary  biopsies  should  not  be  avoided  simply  because  of  a  patient's  young  age.The  infant  has  increased  risk  for  systemic  toxicity  from  topically  applied  substances;  the  risk  is  even  greater  in  premature  infants.  Children  with  disorders  of  barrier  function  are  at  high  risk  of  excess  percutaneous  absorption  and  toxicity  as  well.Drug  labeling  for  pediatric  patients  is  different  from  that  in  adults  and  most  therapeutic  agents  are  prescribed  off-label.