Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: April 1, 2008
Cutaneous hemangiomas (CHs) are common benign vascular tumors of childhood. Clinically, they are characterized by a typical evolution profile, con...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: December 1, 2007
Nevus spilus (NS), also known as speckled lentiginous nevus (SLN), is a relatively common cutaneous lesion that is characterized by multiple pigme...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: May 1, 2007
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare inherited multisystem disorder characterized by a distinctive swirling pattern of the skin; defects of teeth...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: March 1, 2007
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: February 1, 2007
Many dermatologic diseases, including vitiligo and other pigmentary disorders, vascular malformations, acne, and disfiguring scars from surgery or...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: February 1, 2006
Tinea capitis is a common infection, particularly among young children in urban regions. The infection often is seen in a form with mild scaling a...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: September 1, 2005
Psoriasis is a common inherited papulosquamous dermatosis that may be a diagnostic dilemma, particularly in infants and children.
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: September 1, 2003
An hemangioma is a common benign growth of vascular endothelium that may have multiple clinical manifestations. Either identified at birth or shor...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: June 1, 2003
Carotenemia is a common benign pediatric condition of yellowing of the skin and elevated beta-carotene levels in the blood. The condition is usual...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: May 1, 2003
Supernumerary nipples (SNs) are relatively common, minor congenital anomalies. SNs usually arise within the embryonic milk lines, but they have be...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: March 1, 2003
Scabies is an intensely pruritic dermatosis that is caused by a mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis. Scabies is highly contagious and may have the...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: January 1, 2003
Traction alopecia is traumatic hair loss secondary to the application of tensile forces to scalp hair. This condition can be classified as margina...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: May 1, 2002
Hyperhidrosis, a disorder that usually begins in childhood or adolescence, is defined as sweating in excess of what is required for normal thermor...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: November 1, 2001
Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is an unusual unilateral eruption with onset usually in infancy or childhood, female predomi...
Article
- Author:
- Schwartz RA
Publish date: August 1, 2001
Papular urticaria is a common and often distressing childhood disorder manifested by chronic or recurrent papules caused by a hypersensitivity rea...
