Pediatric Infectious Skin Conditions.

Abstract

Pediatric infectious skin conditions are frequently managed in primary care offices. Familiarity with these conditions and an understanding of a patient's individual characteristics, including vaccine status, ethnicity, and risk of drug-resistant pathogens, is crucial for proper diagnosis and management. Proper diagnosis considers these factors but is also aided by dermoscopy, which is a noninvasive tool for improving diagnostic accuracy both by confirming the diagnosis but also ruling out other diagnoses. Through a proper diagnosis, appropriate treatment can be administered for these skin conditions. In addition, appropriate preventative strategies, including vaccination, can be encouraged to patients and their families.