Skin-cleansing and care principles for special pediatric populations.

Abstract

Good skin care has two overall goals: to support and maintain healthy stratum corneum function and to help restore barrier function perturbed by disease processes or injuries. In this article, we discuss the special attention that is required in the initial skin care of newborns, and we address what measures, beyond the basic skin care principles, are required for patients with conditions such as atopic dermatitis, acne, contact and allergic dermatitis, and diaper rash.

• Authors: Paul Horowitz, Renee P McLeod, Lawrence F Eichenfield, Joseph F Fowler Jr, Peter M Elias
• Journal: Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery (Semin Cutan Med Surg) Vol. 32 Issue 2 Suppl 2 Pg. S30-2 (Jun 2013) ISSN: 1085-5629 [Print] United States
• PMID: 24156157 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)

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Topics

• Child
• Dermatitis, Atopic (therapy)
• Detergents (pharmacology)
• Humans
• Skin Care (methods)