Pediatric dermatology

Possibly if you have landed here it is because you have been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Maybe your little one has been given this diagnosis and you’ve wondered “is atopic …

Molluscum contagiosum on children’s skin is due to a virus (poxvirus). This virus has no capacity to affect to areas of the body other than the skin: its only manifestation …

Dermatologists often prescribe two creams containing tacrolimus (Protopic®) or pimecrolimus (Elidel®) for children or adults with atopic dermatitis. These drugs belong to the group of calcineurin inhibitors, which are considered …

I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t see someone concerned about this issue. If you are reading this article, you probably have the same problem. There are …

As I mentioned in another post about atopic dermatitis and its treatment, one of the mainstays of treatment is corticosteroid creams, emulsions or ointments. In people with this disease, the …

Have you ever had a red, strawberry-colored, fast-growing bump that bleeds at the slightest touch? These bleeding warts are called pyogenic granulomas… Today I will talk about them on the …

Today’s post describes the possible causes of the appearance of spots on the nails. These very often have a linear shape and are caused by what we technically call “longitudinal …

Moles are usually brown, a uniform color. But has it ever happened to you that the skin around one of them turns white, even making the mole disappear? In this …

If you have landed on this page, I imagine that it is because you have seen a horizontal line on your child’s nose; you may even have noticed that it …

You may have come to me with concerns about a mole on your feet or hands. In my experience as a dermatologist, many people have this concern about the appearance …