Skin Changes on Your Child That You Shouldn't Ignore By Leslie Baumann, M.D. - Posted Fri, May 22, 2009, 3:47 am PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 22, 2009, 7:14 pm PDT

Very interesting

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 22, 2009, 7:22 pm PDT

Very interesting

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 25, 2009, 7:25 am PDT

My 15 year old daughter has stretch marks! I am making an appt to see a dermatologist but it takes a couple of weeks. I am just concerned because I never have heard of this before. She is not over weight and never has been. She has probably had them since she was 9 or 10 and they keep getting worse. They cover her upper thighs and hip area bilaterally. What is causing this and could it be a dietary deficiet?

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 30, 2009, 3:39 am PDT

i dun gettit...my back near my bumb ( dun laugh..-.-).. had this red mole nbut isnt at all black. its completely reand is like a mole, but is smaller than a rubber pencil. it has been there for 2 yrs and never itched.HELP!

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 30, 2009, 4:02 am PDT

dyuhas00 - I had them at around the same age and so do my daughters. My doctor told me it was nothing to worry about and very normal so I haven't had my daughters checked. Maybe I should....

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 30, 2009, 2:45 pm PDT

my kids are the most important thing in the world if 1 thing doesnt look right fix it or check it and make sure you prevent anything from happening too them my misses took my kids away and left me cos i cared too much and she didnt she was sick of me saying something everyday kids are our lives !!!!

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 5:09 am PDT

Good luck getting in to a dermatologist.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 7:56 am PDT

One thing I'm a little surprised this author didn't mention is Mongolian Spots, which are more common in Asian and other dark-skinned children (perhaps that's why she didn't mention them). They are harmless and usually fade away by puberty, but need to be reported with your doctor because they look like bruises. We have 2 adopted Korean children who both have Mongolian Spots (my daughter has really large ones all over her back, rear end, and even a couple on her legs/ankles), and we were sure to report them with pictures to our doctor. I can definitely see how a caregiver who didn't know us or our daughter would freak out upon seeing her back and rear end, thinking we must be beating her something fierce.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 8:33 am PDT

Dr. Baumann suggests seeeing a dermatologist for these problems, you could die before you get an appointment. It would be better to see your primary care physician. They know you better and can handle the vast majority of these problems. They'll send you to a specialist if the rare occasion presents that they can't handle the problem.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 1:16 pm PDT

post #4 - what you have sounds like a burst blood vessel. it is relatively harmless and is not a mole at all. it will probably go away within a view years.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 2:25 pm PDT

Seriously? A dermatologist is not required, especially a pediatric dermatologist. Most of the conditions mentioned can be looked at, treated, and diagnosed by a primary care doctor, either a family doctor or a pediatrician. None of this requires an expert. For an skin infection try a hot soapy soak and some antibiotic ointment with a bandaid after.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 1:35 am PDT

how do u treat the "dry, white scales in the scalp"???

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