title: Pediatric dermatology.
abstract: The latest studies regarding the controversial and concerning subjects of pigmented nevi and melanoma in children are reviewed. Additional topics covered include dermatologic conditions that feature genetic mosaicism, theories of pathogenesis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, new clinical information regarding juvenile xanthogranulomas, and the unique features of pyoderma gangrenosum in infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*