. Disorders of the Epidermis
Disorders of the Epidermis Kristen E. Holland Primary skin diseases that principally affect the epidermis may be categorized as either a dermatitis or a papulosquamous disorder. Dermatitis commonly…
. Neonatal Dermatology
Neonatal Dermatology Sheila S. Galbraith NEONATAL SKIN DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY The skin of a newborn infant differs from adult skin in several ways that place infants at increased…
. Antibacterial Therapy
Antibacterial Therapy David K. Hong and Charles G. Prober The first antibiotic to be discovered was penicillin, a natural product of Penicillium mold. Innumerable microbial products have been…
. Diagnosis and Management of Thrombosis
Diagnosis and Management of Thrombosis Janna M. Journeycake and Anthony K. C. Chan Thrombosis, defined as excessive clotting, has three main causes: reduced blood flow (stasis), increase in…
. Neonatal Oncology
Neonatal Oncology Sheila Weitzman, Yaron Finkelstein, and Robert J. Arceci Tumors are a rare but important cause of mortality and morbidity in the newborn. Newborn cancer makes up…
. Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD)
Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) Melvin M. Grumbach Abnormalities of sex differentiation or disorders of sexual development (DSD) are divided into two broad categories: (1) errors in (primary)…
. Skin Infections and Exanthems
Skin Infections and Exanthems Jane S. Bellet and Anthony J. Mancini SUPERFICIAL BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Topical therapies for some common pediatric bacterial skin infections are outlined in Table 367-1….
. Disorders of Glucose Transporters
Disorders of Glucose Transporters René Santer GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS D-glucose and other monosaccharides are hy-drophilic substances that cannot easily cross the lipophilic bilayer of the cell membrane. Since carbohydrates…
