Solomon Behar, MD and Danelle Fisher, MD discuss the most common skin conditions in children and basic approaches to management.

Pearls:

• First line management of atopic dermatitis includes good skin hygiene and topical moisturizers; topical corticosteroids are often needed to control flares as well as help with relapses.

• Topical calcineurin inhibitors are used as second line treatment in children older than 2 years of age.

• Topical corticosteroids come in varying potencies and formulations and should be tailored to the specific clinical situation.

• Atopic Dermatitis (AD). AD is one of the most common skin findings in the pediatric population. AD can present in early infancy and with varying clinical presentation.