Wondering why your patient’s diaper rash won’t go away? Pay attention to this video to learn if there’s something else going on!

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This episode was written by pediatricians Tammy Yau and Lidia Park with content support from Lisa Rasmussen (UC Davis pediatrician). Pediatricians Tammy and Lidia take full responsibility for any errors or misinformation. 

Key Points:

• Typical diaper rash is an irritant contact dermatitis due to excess moisture, pH imbalance, and excessive friction. It can be a red patch or red macules and papules in the diaper region that spares the skin folds
• Candidal diaper rashes involve the skin folds and have satellite lesions
• Don’t forget in your differential: perianal strep, hand foot mouth syndrome, psoriasis, eczema, scabies, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Sources: 

• Pediatrics in Review, January 2021, Helms and Burrows: https://publications.aap.org/pediatricsinreview/article/42/1/48/35437/Diaper-Dermatitis