Effect of teledermatology on the prognosis of patients with cutaneous melanoma.

Objective: To evaluate differences in the initial prognosis of patients with cutaneous melanoma managed by teledermatology (TD) vs other non-TD referral systems.

Design: Descriptive and longitudinal study of a store-and-forward TD system aimed at the triage of patients with suspicious pigmented lesions.

Setting: In 2003, a store-and-forward TD triage system aimed at the selection of patients with skin growths suggestive of cancer was implemented at a skin cancer clinic.

Recalcitrant pustular psoriasis successfully treated with adalimumab.

We report a 13-year-old girl with severe pustular psoriasis who had an excellent response to treatment with adalimumab after failure with methotrexate, acitretin, cyclosporin, phototherapy, and biologic drugs including etanercept and infliximab.

Baboon syndrome in childhood: easy to avoid, easy to diagnose, but the problem continues.

Baboon syndrome was first described as a particular type of systemic contact dermatitis, characterized by an exanthem with involvement of the buttocks and flexures. In children, it is an important entity to take into account for the differential diagnosis of viral exanthem. A large number of allergens have been implicated, although inhalation of mercury vapor is a common trigger.