The Importance of Skincare for Neonates and Infants: An Algorithm

November 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1195 | Copyright © November 2021


Published online October 27, 2021

Lawrence A. Schachner MD FAAD FAAP,a Anneke Andriessen PhD,b Latanya Benjamin MD FAAP FAAD,c Alanna F. Bree MD,d Peter A. Lechman MD MBA FAAP,e Ayleen A. Pinera-Llano MD,f Leon Kircik MD FAAD,g Adelaide Hebert MD FAADh

aPediatric Dermatology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Department of Pediatrics, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL
bRadboud UMC, Nijmegen and Andriessen Consultants, Malden, The Netherlands
cFlorida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
dBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX; A Children’s House for Pediatric Dermatology, Houston, TX eNorthwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
fKing Bay Pediatrics, Maimi, FL, General Pediatrics, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL
gIchan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN; Physicians Skin Care, PLLC, Louisville, KY; DermResearch, PLLC, Louisville, KY; Skin Sciences, PLLC, Louisville, KY
hDepartments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Anneke Andriessen PhD anneke.a@tiscali.nl