Skin Diseases in Adolescence

Follow the links below to find information about skin diseases in adolescents and young people.

Updated September 2007

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Acne
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Scabies
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Sunburn
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Links to information about sunburn and how to prevent it.

Warts
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Links to information on warts.

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Title:	Media release. New PBS listings for April 2008
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Cancer patients, children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, people suffering from schizophrenia, stroke patients and the Indigenous community will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 April 2008.
Date:	Apr 2008

Title:	Media release. Don't let your time in the sun catch up with you
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Australian Government's skin cancer prevention campaign is aimed at young people and focuses on the dangers of exposure to the sun.
Date:	Jan 2008

Title:	Dandruff - does your head feel itchy?
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Dandruff is itching and flaking of the scalp that some people start getting around puberty.
Date:	Dec 2007

Title:	Dandruff
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	If your teenage child's head feels really itchy and you find small yellowish flakes falling onto his shoulders, the chances are that he has dandruff.
Date:	Dec 2007

Title:	Skin Diseases in Children
Publisher:	HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:	Links to information about skin diseases that affect children.
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Cold sores
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Most of us have had a cold sore or seen a cold sore at some time. These are also sometimes called 'fever blisters', but their medical name is herpes simplex type 1.
Date:	Jul 2005

Title:	Interventions for guttate psoriasis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	No evidence from trials about the effects of treatments for guttate psoriasis.Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes scaly pink patches. Guttate psoriasis is a particular form of the disease that usually affects children and young adults. It can happ...
Date:	Jan 2000

Title:	How to enjoy the outdoors without damaging your skin
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	Questions and answers about sun protection for children, teenagers and adults.
Date:	Nov 1996

Title:	Your skin: common conditions
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	This document gives information about acne, herpes, impetigo, prickly heat, scabies, and tinea, and how to treat these conditions. Includes advice on skincare.
Date:	Jun 1995

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