Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection in the skin. The mechanism is similar to viral warts or veruccas with the pox virus causing the lesions. Molluscum contagiosum is a common paediatric dermatological condition as the virus is easily spread via direct skin contact between children at school. The virus can also be spread by sharing …
A new study has found a safe and effective practical approach to preventing atopic dermatitis (eczema) in children. Researchers from Portland, Sheffield and Dundee conducting a trial of 124 high-risk infants in the United Kingdom and the United States found that infants who had full body moisturising at least once per day experienced a reduction …
Dermatologists advise that the technology used by children today is driving increasing dermatology skin allergies such as contact dermatitis. Child-care products that their parents may be using are also contributing to more cases of dermatology skin allergies. Nickel has been a common patch-test used by Dermatologists for testing children with contact dermatitis, particularly girls who …
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