title: Common skin infections in children.
abstract: There are many common skin infections that may affect children at any time. Certain conditions may be recurrent, while others tend to result in the child developing immunity and do not recur. Skin infections may be bacterial, fungal or viral in origin, and the article outlines some of the most common of these and the management options available.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric dermatology, St Woolos Hospital, Newport, Wales. heulwen.wyatt@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Heulwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wyatt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy