During the past three decades Pediatric Dermatology has emerged as a speciality in its own right. Prior to that, interest in skin diseases of children was limited, except on the part of a few, mostly academic physicians. Books on the subject were scarce and research in the field was in its infancy.

Dermatological problems constitute at least 30% of all outpatient visits to a pediatrician and 30% of all visits to a dermatologist involve children. The prevalence of skin diseases amongst children in various parts of India has ranged from 8. 7% to 35% in school-based surveys. Pediatric Dermatology is now recognized as a separate speciality in most countries and societies devoted to this field are now established in Europe, the United State, UK, South America and Asia.

In recent years, however, there has been a virtual explosion of medical knowledge resulting from efforts to understand the mechanisms of children’s skin diseases and to discover safe, and effective modes of treatment. As the interest in pediatric dermatology has increased exponentially so has the need for an ideal Pediatric Dermatology Unit and a standard training in this sub-speciality. Keeping these facts in mind, organizers have selected “Pediatric Dermatology- Evolving trends” as a theme for this CME.