Abstract
Many pediatric skin conditions can be safely monitored with minimal intervention, but certain skin conditions are emergent and require immediate attention and proper assessment of the neonate, infant, or child. We review the following pediatric dermatology emergencies so that clinicians can detect and accurately diagnose these conditions to avoid delayed treatment and considerable morbidity and mortality if missed: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), impetigo, eczema herpeticum (EH), Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), infantile hemangioma (IH), and IgA vasculitis.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Emergencies
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Hemangioma, Capillary / diagnosis
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Hemangioma, Capillary / therapy
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Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis
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Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / therapy
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Humans
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IgA Vasculitis / diagnosis
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IgA Vasculitis / therapy
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Impetigo / diagnosis
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Impetigo / therapy
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Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / diagnosis
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Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / therapy
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Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / diagnosis
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Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / therapy
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Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
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Skin Diseases / therapy
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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / therapy
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / therapy
Supplementary concepts
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Hemangioma, capillary infantile