Diagnosis and Management of Diaper Dermatitis

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 367-382

  Shin, Helen T ^a  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier creams; Diaper dermatitis; Infant skin care; Irritant contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE; BACITRACIN; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BILE SALT; CICLOPIROX; CLOBETASOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DESONIDE; ECONAZOLE; FLUOCINOLONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NAFTIFINE; NYSTATIN; OXICONAZOLE; PETROLATUM; PIMECROLIMUS; POLYSPORIN; PROTEINASE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SERTACONAZOLE; STARCH; TACROLIMUS; TERBINAFINE; TOLNAFTATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BURN; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FRICTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT DIAPER; INTERTRIGO; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOISTURE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; URINE; VIRUS INFECTION;

BARRIER CREAMS; DIAPER DERMATITIS; INFANT SKIN CARE; IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAPER RASH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SKIN;

EID: 84897609924     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.11.009     Document Type: Review

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