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Rashes in Children: How to Tell What's Serious

A rash on a child is one of the most anxiety-provoking symptoms for parents, and one of the most common. The worry about meningitis is almost universa...

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Warts and Verrucas in Children: What They Are and Whether Treatment Is Needed

Verrucas and warts produce outsized parental concern given that they are almost always harmless and most go away on their own. They are also extremely...

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Scabies in Children: Recognising and Treating It Properly

Scabies is one of those conditions that parents are initially reluctant to consider because it carries an unfair association with poor hygiene. In rea...

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Ringworm in Children: What It Is, How to Treat It, and When to See a Doctor

The name is misleading and has confused parents for centuries. Ringworm contains no worm. It is a fungal infection, a dermatophyte that feeds on kerat...

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Psoriasis in Children: What It Is and How It's Managed

Psoriasis tends to look like a stubborn, slightly mysterious rash on the elbows and knees, and that is most of what gets flagged in a GP appointment....

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Teenage Acne: What Works, What Doesn't, and When to See a Doctor

Acne is often dismissed as something teenagers should just put up with. That dismissal causes real harm. Moderate-to-severe acne scars permanently. Th...

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