Paediatric Dermatology

Paediatric dermatology at RAJSKA Clinic provides specialist skin care for children of all ages including infants, with consultations conducted in a calm, child-friendly manner with parents fully involved in the assessment and treatment planning. Conditions treated include atopic eczema (the most common paediatric skin condition), viral warts and molluscum contagiosum, psoriasis, bacterial and fungal infections (impetigo, tinea), vitiligo, and allergic skin reactions. Preventive mole screening is offered from early childhood. The thirty-minute consultation format allows time for thorough examination and parental education — considerably more than standard paediatric or general practice appointments.

Children's skin has distinct physiological properties from adult skin — it is thinner, more permeable, more reactive, and more prone to secondary infection of excoriated lesions. Paediatric dermatology requires not only specialist knowledge of skin diseases but also age-appropriate assessment and communication skills, and an understanding of the impact of chronic skin conditions on quality of life for both the child and the family. At RAJSKA Clinic, paediatric dermatology consultations are offered for children from birth through to adolescence, with the same thirty-minute format as adult consultations. Parents are present throughout and actively involved in the treatment discussion. Commonly managed paediatric conditions include: - **Atopic eczema:** The most frequent paediatric skin condition, often beginning in infancy. Management at RAJSKA includes a tailored emollient and topical corticosteroid regimen, advice on triggers, and when appropriate, referral for dupilumab biological therapy for severe cases. - **Viral infections:** Warts (verruca vulgaris and plantaris) and molluscum contagiosum are very common in school-age children. RAJSKA offers multiple removal approaches — laser, surgical curette, and cryotherapy for cooperative older children — depending on number, location, and age. - **Bacterial infections:** Impetigo (staphylococcal or streptococcal), folliculitis, and secondary infected eczema are managed with appropriate systemic and topical antibiotics. - **Fungal infections:** Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) — important to distinguish from other causes of hair loss in children — as well as tinea corporis and nail fungus. - **Vitiligo:** Assessed with Wood's lamp and monitored; topical and phototherapy referral arranged where indicated. - **Mole screening:** Children with multiple or atypical naevi can be assessed from school age onwards. The clinic's transparent pricing — 2,000 Kč per consultation — means parents have a known cost with no surprise charges. Same-day procedures reduce the effective consultation fee.