Current opinion in pediatrics
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Head injuries in sports cause serious long-term problems. Appropriate acute and subacute management of both catastrophic and mild injuries can prevent secondary, potentially disabling or fatal injury. ⋯ The symptoms of a mild head injury may be transient, but the cumulative effect may have permanent long-term sequelae. Continued clinical, epidemiologic, and basic science research is needed to help prevent head injuries and their sequelae in the future.
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Atopic dermatitis is the most common skin disease of childhood, and its prevalence has steadily increased over the last three decades. A chronic, relapsing condition, atopic dermatitis has a significant impact on affected children, their families, and the community at large. ⋯ As the specific immunobiologic pathways become deciphered, we have seen the propagation of several new therapeutic options that rationally attack specific underlying immune system abnormalities. This article highlights the specific contributions made to the literature over the past year, with particular attention to the immunopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis, as well as some new targeted therapies currently and soon to be available.