SPD Members
The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) is the only national organization in the United States specifically dedicated to the field of Pediatric Dermatology. The Society's objective is to promote, develop and advance education, research and care of skin disease in all pediatric age groups. The organization holds meetings twice a year to educate physicians about advances in pediatric dermatology, help them support children with dermatological diseases and improve the care of these children.
This site provides information for the purpose of developing and advancing education, research and care of skin disease in all pediatric age groups.
Recent Papers in Pediatric Dermatology
Serum Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Basic Fibroblastic Growth Factor in Children with Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations—Preliminary Report
Przemyslaw Przewratil, Anna Sitkiewicz, Krystyna Wyka, Ewa Andrzejewska
03 May 2009
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Elementary School Students Regarding Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer
Panta Rouhani, Yisrael Parmet, Ann G. Bessell, Tamika Peay, Alina Weiss, Robert S. Kirsner
03 May 2009
Morphea, Diabetes Mellitus Type I, and Celiac Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Elnaz F. Firoz, Hideko Kamino, Thomas J.A. Lehman, Seth J. Orlow
03 May 2009
A Newborn with Acanthosis Nigricans: Can It Be Crouzon Syndrome with Acanthosis Nigricans?
Sheetal Sharda, Inusha Panigrahi, Kirti Gupta, Sunit Singhi, Rakesh Kumar
09 Apr 2009
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Case of the Month
Histiocytoid Erythema Multiforme Major/ Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
We report a 10 year old boy with recurrent erythema multiforme major (EMM)/ Stevens-Johnson syndrome of undetermined etiology with unusual histologic findings. Over the past three years, he has three episodes of EMM, each progressively worse than the next. Read More.