Therapy in Pediatric Dermatology

Currently the associate professor of dermatology and pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine and the director of pediatric dermatology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) at Stanford. Joyce Teng is board certified in both dermatology and pediatric dermatology and trained at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2005, continuing her pediatric fellowship training at the University of Colorado Health and Science Center. She became the director of pediatric dermatology at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007, then joined Stanford University as the director of pediatric dermatology in 2012. She has always been interested in understanding the underlying mechanism and pathogenesis of the dermatologic diseases, allowing her to develop comprehensive and targeted treatment for many of the difficult skin conditions. Her main clinical interest has always been in the area of therapeutics and has published treatment related articles in regards to unusual vascular proliferation as well as inflammatory skin diseases.

Overview of Dermatologic Care in Children.- Management of Skin Disorders of the Newborn.- Atopic Dermatitis and Eczematous Eruptions.- Psoriasis and Other Papulosquamous Skin Disorders.- Hereditary Disorders of Cornification.- Hereditary Disorders of the Dermis.- Disorders of Hair and Nail.- Disorders of the Sebaceous and Sweat Gland.- Cutaneous Tumor and Tumor Syndromes.- Histiocytosis and Malignancy.- Disorders of Pigmentation.- Vascular Disorders and Anomalies.- Genodermatoses and Basement Membrane Zone Diseases.- Infectious Diseases .- Viral Disease and Exanthems of the Skin.- Bites and Infestations.- Hypersensitivity Syndromes.- Photosensitivity and Photoreaction.- Collagen Vascular Diseases.- Inborn Metabolic Disorders and Endocrine Disorders.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Psychologic Disorders and Management.- Pearls for Pediatric Dermatologic Procedures.- Light-Based Procedures in Pediatric Dermatology.

"The purpose is to provide a comprehensive therapeutic resource for management of most pediatric skin disorders. The audience is dermatologists who treat children. ... This is a handy and accessible reference for pediatric dermatological therapies." (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2017)