Procedures and drugs in pediatric dermatology: iatrogenic risks and situations of concern.
Over the past several decades, improved technologies used in the care of hospitalized and outpatient pediatric populations have resulted in a decreased but still significant number of iatrogenic injuries. Children at the highest risk for cutaneous injury include those with the most immature skin barriers, such as neonates younger than 32 weeks of gestational age. Additional risk factors include low birth weight, increased length of hospital stay, and indwelling instrumentation. Also at risk are older children with compromised skin barriers owing to infectious disease (staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome), inflammatory disease (atopic dermatitis), drug eruptions, and inherited or acquired blistering disorders. This review highlights the presentation, course, and management of iatrogenic skin injury events in children.
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 46, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Kalpana
K
Reddy
Sophia
S
Kogan
Sharon A
SA
Glick
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D049188:Prenatal Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*