Pediatric dermatology is present worldwide not only by special ambulances, experts and journals, but also by congresses and training events. In childhood, there are many peculiarities that must be taken into account for diagnostic and therapeutic measurements. This means not only the cooperation of dermatologists and pediatricians, but also those with all other medical disciplines, such as human genetics, rheumatologists and ophthalmologists.
For the optimal care of the child an early classification of the skin changes is essential. The quiz includes pattern of diagnostic features, differential diagnoses and optimal therapy. Examples: eosinophilia in blood and skin of the first stage of incontinentia pigmenti or the typical trias of exudative crusted lesions located periorificially, alopecia and diarrhea in infants with acrodermatitis enteropathica.

Dr. Regina Fölster-Holst is Professor at the Department for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at the Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany. She obtained her medical degree at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel and is board certified in dermatology and allergology. She has been the president of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD) from May 2016-June 2018 and the president of the German Dermatology Association (DDG) for two periods (2019-2022, 2010-2013). Since 2017 she is the vice president of the European Society for Educational Crisis.

She has been retired since June 2023, however she still takes care for special pediatric patients.

Her scientific focuses are Pediatric Dermatology, Allergic diseases and Parasitoses, whereas the main topic is on clinical and scientific research of atopic dermatitis in early childhood.

Prof. Dr. Regina Fölster-Holst has received numerous awards, such as the Hans-Karrer-Förderpreis (medical brochure for children) in 1997, the “Preis der Hensel Stiftung” (1998), the Teaching Award of the Medical Faculty of Kiel (2003), and the German scientific award for communication (2011) and the Perle-Award 2013 (Award for improvement of student teaching).

Together with cooperation partners, she has just produced a musical for children with the aim of teaching children about allergies and skin diseases.