Cutaneous findings in Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Background: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare, pleiotropic syndrome and member of a diverse group of disorders known as ciliopathies. Improved understanding of dermatoses in BBS will further understanding of the syndrome and will help define the role of dermatologists in providing care for patients with BBS. The purpose of this study was to describe the cutaneous phenotype of BBS in patients attending a large, multispecialty BBS clinic.

Utility of Laboratory Test Result Monitoring in Patients Taking Oral Terbinafine or Griseofulvin for Dermatophyte Infections.

Importance: Terbinafine hydrochloride and griseofulvin are effective oral treatments for dermatophyte infections but have been associated with hepatic and hematologic abnormalities. The prevalence of alanine aminotransferase elevations, aspartate aminotransferase elevations, anemia, lymphopenia, and neutropenia among adults and children taking terbinafine and griseofulvin is unclear.

Objective: To measure the rate of laboratory test result abnormalities in healthy adults and children taking terbinafine or griseofulvin for dermatophyte infections.

Trauma-associated juvenile bullous pemphigoid in a teenager with Crohn's disease.

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disorder rarely seen in the pediatric population. We report a case of trauma-associated bullous pemphigoid presenting in a 15-year-old boy with Crohn's disease while on immunosuppressive therapy.