British Society for Paediatric Dermatology: Summaries of Papers.

The article presents the summaries of papers related to paediatric dermatology. Atopic dermatitis (AD) accounts for at least 15% of referrals to secondary care dermatology, often requiring multiple visits and occupying much valuable time and resources. The researchers audited the usefulness of two quality-of-life measures, the Infants Dermatitis Quality of Life index (IDQOL) and Dermatitis Family Impact (DFI), which are easy to use in a routine clinical setting. A retrospective study on allergic contact dermatitis in children was conducted in Great Britain. 503 children were identified who had undergone patch testing consecutively in the reserchers' department between the years 1995 and 2004. This represents the largest study of children who have undergone patch testing in Great Britain.