Stigmatization and Mental Health Impact of Chronic Pediatric Skin Disorders.

Importance: Chronic skin disorders in children frequently are visible and can cause stigmatization. However, the extent of stigmatization from chronic skin disease and association with mental health needs further study.

Objective: To examine the extent of stigma, dependence on disease visibility and severity, and association with mental health and quality of life (QOL) in chronic pediatric skin disease.

Restrictive dermopathy: Three new patients with ZMPSTE24 mutations and a review of the literature.

Restrictive dermopathy (RD) is a rare and lethal laminopathy caused by mutations in LMNA or ZMPSTE24. This series reports 3 patients with RD and reviews the literature of the 113 previously reported cases, including highlights of the unique constellation of clinical findings in RD, as well as histologic, radiographic, and genetic features. Early recognition of these characteristic features is vital to establish a prompt diagnosis and provide adequate family counseling for this terminal condition.

Henoch Schonlein purpura in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A case series.

Retrospective chart review was conducted to identify the clinical features of Henoch Schonlein purpura (HSP) in five children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). All five children, four of which were on anti-TNF therapies, experienced the onset of HSP after their IBD diagnosis. HSP averaged 20.

THE demographics and trends in pediatric melanoma in the United States: An analysis of the National Cancer Database.

Background/objective: Relative to adults, rates of melanoma are lower in children. Due to its rarity, it is difficult to assess the incidence, trends, and outcomes of this malignancy. Much of our understanding comes from single institution or regional cancer registries which may not be large enough to detect subtleties in the burden of pediatric melanoma.

Use of telemedicine for ichthyosis: Patient advocacy group as conduit to expert physician advice.

Background/objectives: Patients with rare diseases are challenged when it comes to finding physicians with expertise in their condition. The Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types (FIRST) Tele-Ichthyosis program has provided telemedicine for patients and their families with keratinizing disorders since 2009. This study aims to characterize a decade of experience with the program.

Cutaneous reactions in children treated with MEK inhibitors, BRAF inhibitors, or combination therapy: A multicenter study.

Background: Treatment with BRAF inhibitors (BRAFI) and MEK inhibitors (MEKI) causes cutaneous reactions in children, limiting dosing or resulting in treatment cessation. The spectrum and severity of these reactions is not defined.

Objective: To determine the frequency and spectrum of cutaneous reactions in children receiving BRAFI and MEKI and their effects on continued therapy.

Pine tar callus: A mimicker of a melanocytic lesion.

We report a case of acral pigmented lesions due to pine tar, a common compound used on baseball bats to improve grip, deposition. The patient presented with an acute concern for a new melanocytic lesion, and dermoscopy revealed large brown globules, not typical of melanocytic neoplasms. We propose that the coupling of dermoscopy and a thorough clinical history of exogenous exposures in similar clinical presentations can provide reassurance in evaluating atypical appearing pigmented lesions.

More than keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness: Multisystem effects of lethal GJB2 mutations.

Background: Infant death in keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is recognized; its association with specific genotypes and pathophysiology is inadequately understood.

Objective: We sought to discover characteristics that account for poor outcomes in lethal KID syndrome.

Methods: We collected 4 new cases and 9 previously reported, genotyped cases of lethal KID syndrome.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with zonisamide.

This report highlights zonisamide as a potential cause of serious cutaneous reactions as well as its cross-reactivity with other sulfonamides. Here, we present a case of SJS-TEN due to zonisamide, which was effectively treated with IVIg. Subsequently, the patient was transitioned to levetiracetam for seizure control.

An Atopic Dermatitis Management Algorithm for Primary Care Providers and Assessment of Its Usefulness as a Clinical Tool.

Background/objectives: There is a lack of primary care provider (PCP) understanding of atopic dermatitis (AD) treatments and topical steroid use. We designed an AD management algorithm for pediatric PCPs. We hypothesized that the algorithm would improve pediatric PCPs' knowledge of AD diagnosis and management.

Epidermal programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression in TEN associated with nivolumab therapy.

Nivolumab is a programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) antibody used in the treatment of metastatic or unresectable melanoma. Cutaneous reactions are the most common adverse events reported with these agents and are rarely severe or life-threatening. Here we present a case report describing the clinicopathological findings of a patient with a fatal toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) eruption associated with use of nivolumab for treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Influenza virus infection mimicking an acute abdomen in a female adolescent.

We report an adolescent with respiratory symptoms admitted for clinical signs of an acute abdomen. The only diagnostic finding was influenza A viral RNA detected in an upper respiratory tract specimen. Influenza should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with respiratory illness and abdominal pain during influenza season.

Health literacy assessment of labeling of pediatric nonprescription medications: examination of characteristics that may impair parent understanding.

Objective: Poor quality and variability of medication labeling have been cited as key contributors to medication misuse. We assessed the format and content of labels and materials packaged with common pediatric liquid nonprescription medications.

Methods: Descriptive study.

Introduction to the medical professions through an innovative medical student-run pipeline program.

Underrepresented minorities (URMs) make up a disproportionately small percentage of medical school applicants, matriculants, and physicians relative to the general US population. Preprofessional pipeline programs may help introduce URMs to careers in the medical field. MiniMeds was developed as a paracurricular enrichment program that targeted URM students.

Perceived barriers to care and attitudes towards shared decision-making among low socioeconomic status parents: role of health literacy.

Objective: Although low parent health literacy (HL) has been linked to poor child health outcomes, it is not known whether differences in perceptions related to access to care and provider-parent partnership in care are potential contributing factors. We sought to assess whether parent HL is associated with differences in perceived barriers to care and attitudes regarding participatory decision-making with the provider.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from parents presenting with their child to an urban public hospital pediatric clinic in New York City.