A 6-Year-Old Girl with Papules on Her Abdomen

A 6-Year-Old Girl with Papules on Her Abdomen

A 6-year-old girl presents to urgent care for vaccinations at the start of the school year. Her father asks the pediatric provider to look at bumps that developed on her abdomen about 4 weeks ago. They consist of tiny papules, some scattered and some in linear configurations. The patient is asymptomatic without pain or itching. Her father is concerned because they have not resolved. View the image in this context and consider what your diagnosis …

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An 8-Year-Old Boy with Scaly Papules on the Knees and Elbows

An 8-Year-Old Boy with Scaly Papules on the Knees and Elbows

During a regular check-up, a mother remarks that her 8-year-old son had developed clusters of follicular, scaly papules bilaterally on his knees and elbows “over the past few weeks.” They didn’t seem to bother him, but because her son is prone to allergies the mother wondered if changes in household substances like soap or laundry detergent could be responsible. View the photo and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the …

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