Overview

I am interested in how skin disease affects children and families and in learning more about how we can lessen the impact of skin disease. Increasing access to dermatology care, improving models of care, training local providers in diagnosis of skin disease, and decreasing the stigma of skin disease will all improve the lives of children with skin problems. We are working with remote communities both in British Columbia and around the world to build capacity so that the community is ready and able to respond effectively to childhood skin problems.

Publications

Scabies: a historical perspective
International Journal of Dermatology
Joseph M. Lam and Wingfield Rehmus
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.17536
10/2024

Broadband Internet Access in First Nation Reserve Communities and Maldistribution of Canadian Dermatologists: An Ecologic Study
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
DOI: 10.1177/12034754231211345
2024

Stigmatization and Mental Health Impact of Chronic Pediatric Skin Disorders
JAMA Dermatology
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.0594
2024

Expanding global health dermatology leadership: launching the GLODERM international mentorship programme
British Journal of Dermatology
DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljae164
2024

A germline heterozygous dominant negative IKZF2 variant causing syndromic primary immune regulatory disorder and ICHAD
medRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.09.23295301
2023

Pediatric Dermatology in Canada: A Broad Review of Population Needs, Workforce and Training With Proposed Solutions
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
DOI: 10.1177/12034754231204865
2023

Factors associated with the prevalence of depression among people with oculocutaneous albinism in Jinja,Uganda.A cross sectional study
Research Square
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2549830/v1
2023

Health related quality of life of people with oculocutaneous albinism in Jinja, Uganda. A cross sectional study
Research Square
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2550014/v1
2023

Human ASXL1 Deficiency Causes Epigenetic Dysfunction, Combined Immunodeficiency and EBV–Associated Hodgkin Lymphoma
medRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.20.23300096
2023

Diversity in pediatric dermatology: A report from the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance and a call to action
Pediatric Dermatology
Davies, O.M.T. and Benjamin, L. and Gupta, D. and Huang, J.T. and Rehmus, W. and Siegel, D.H. and Siegel, M.P.
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14756
2021

Barriers to healthcare access in pediatric dermatology: A systematic review
Pediatric Dermatology
Toy, J. and Gregory, A. and Rehmus, W.
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14748
2021

Exome sequencing enables diagnosis of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in patient with eosinophilic esophagitis and severe atopy
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Modi, B.P. and Del Bel, K.L. and Lin, S. and Sharma, M. and Richmond, P.A. and van Karnebeek, C.D.M. and Chan, E.S. and Avinashi, V. and Rehmus, W.E. and Biggs, C.M. and Wasserman, W.W. and Turvey, S.E.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00510-z
2021

Treatment practices in the management of scabies in infants younger than two months
Pediatric Dermatology
Thomas, C. and Rehmus, W. and Chang, A.Y.
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14523
2021

Identifying gaps in global health dermatology: a survey of GLODERM members
British Journal of Dermatology
McMahon, D.E. and Oyesiku, L. and Amerson, E. and Beltraminelli, H. and Chang, A.Y. and Forrestel, A. and Hay, R. and Knapp, A. and Kovarik, C. and Maurer, T. and Norton, S.A. and Rehmus, W. and Van Hees, C. and Wanat, K.A. and Williams, V.L. and Fuller, L.C. and Freeman, E.E.
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19889
2021

A Novel Germline Heterozygous BCL11B Variant Causing Severe Atopic Disease and Immune Dysregulation
Frontiers in Immunology
Lu, H.Y. and Sertori, R. and Contreras, A.V. and Hamer, M. and Messing, M. and Del Bel, K.L. and Lopez-Rangel, E. and Chan, E.S. and Rehmus, W. and Milner, J.D. and McNagny, K.M. and Lehman, A. and Wiest, D.L. and Turvey, S.E.
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.788278
2021

Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report
Pediatric Dermatology
Roberts, M. and Moxham, J.P. and Gregory, A. and Armstrong, L. and Terry, J. and Courtemanche, D. and Harvey, M. and Rehmus, W.
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14732
2021

Trametinib therapy for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and life-threatening plexiform neurofibroma or treatment-refractory low-grade glioma
Cancer Medicine
Ronsley, R. and Hounjet, C.D. and Cheng, S. and Rassekh, S.R. and Duncan, W.J. and Dunham, C. and Gardiner, J. and Ghag, A. and Ludemann, J.P. and Wensley, D. and Rehmus, W. and Sargent, M.A. and Hukin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3910
2021

Integrating dermatology services into a social pediatrics network: 8 years of experience in the RICHER (Responsive, Interdisciplinary/Intersectoral, Child/Community, Health, Education and Research) program
Pediatric Dermatology
Rehmus, W. and Zarbafian, M. and Alobaida, S. and Bland, C. and Hanson, D. and McIntosh, G. and Pikksalu, K. and Loock, C.
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14762
2021

NFB-12. TRAMETINIB THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY LOW GRADE GLIOMA OR EXTENSIVE SYMPTOMATIC PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA
Neuro-oncology
Hounjet C and Ronsley R and Cheng S and Rassekh S and Duncan W and Dunham C and Gardiner J and Ghag A and P and Ludemann J and Wensley D and Rehmus W and Sargent M and Evans N and Popovska V and Hukin J
12/2020

Skin diseases in displaced populations: a review of contributing factors, challenges, and approaches to care
International Journal of Dermatology
Knapp, A.P. and Rehmus, W. and Chang, A.Y.
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15063
2020

The 2020 International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies
British Journal of Dermatology
Engelman, D. and Yoshizumi, J. and Hay, R.J. and Osti, M. and Micali, G. and Norton, S. and Walton, S. and Boralevi, F. and Bernigaud, C. and Bowen, A.C. and Chang, A.Y. and Chosidow, O. and Estrada-Chavez, G. and Feldmeier, H. and Ishii, N. and Lacarrubba, F. and Mahé, A. and Maurer, T. and Mahdi, M.M.A. and Murdoch, M.E. and Pariser, D. and Nair, P.A. and Rehmus, W. and Romani, L. and Tilakaratne, D. and Tuicakau, M. and Walker, S.L. and Wanat, K.A. and Whitfeld, M.J. and Yotsu, R.R. and Steer, A.C. and Fuller, L.C.
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18943
2020

Common Dermatology Problems Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth: Intervention Approaches, Education and Research Directions
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40675-2_16
2020

Lice infestation causing severe anemia in a 4-year-old child.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
PubMed: 31300428
07/2019

Lice infestation causing severe anemia in a 4-year-old child
Canadian Family Physician
Ronsley, R. and Ling, F. and Rehmus, W. and Dmytryshyn, A.
2019

Clinical Insights About Topical Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Pediatric and Adult Atopic Dermatitis
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
Lynde, C.W. and Bergman, J. and Fiorillo, L. and Guenther, L. and Keddy-Grant, J. and Landells, I. and Marcoux, D. and Ramien, M. and Rehmus, W.
DOI: 10.1177/1203475419843108
2019

Ten-year-old traveller with fever and an exceptional exanthem
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Osowicki, J. and Badawi, M. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Rehmus, W.E. and Sauvé, L.
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.1_13703
2018

List of Contributors
Tropical Dermatology
João Pedro Almeida and Claudia Pires Amaral Maia and Caroline Fattori Assed Saad and Francis T. Assimwe and Ross Barnetson and Paul M. Benson and Priscila Tortelli Bitencourt and Manuela Boleira and Francisco G. Bravo and Anne E. Burdick and Mark Burnett and Ivan D. Camacho and Andréa Ramos Correa and Laura M. Corsini and Paula Periquito Cosenza and Paulo Rowilson Cunha and Bart J. Currie and Omar da Rosa Santos and Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva and Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu and Fernanda Costa de Aguiar and Fernado Raphael de Almeida Ferry and Mauricio Mota de Avelar Alchorne and Luisa Kelmer Côrtes de Barros and Christiane Maria de Castro Dani and Ana Maria Mosca de Cerqueira and Renata de Queiroz Varella and Carolina Barbosa de Sousa Padilha and Felipe de Souza Cardoso and Roberto de Souza Salles and Leninha Valerio do Nascimento and Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle and Jose Eleutério and Lynne Elson and Dirk M. Elston and Charles D. Ericsson and Hermann Feldmei
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29634-2.00041-9
2017

Nematodal Helminths
Tropical Dermatology
Sam Kalungi and Lynnette Tumwine and Wingfield Rehmus and Josephine Nguyen and Francis T. Assimwe and Ulrich R. Hengge
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29634-2.00007-9
2017

MG-116 Report of 2 families with emberger syndrome (GATA2 mutation): Recognition of variance in clinical phenotype allows detection prior to malignant presentation
Journal of Medical Genetics
Karen Y Niederhoffer and David Dix and Wingfield Rehmus and Barbara McGillivray and Linlea Armstrong
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103577.9
2015

American academy of dermatology and health volunteers overseas: A decade of partnership
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
McKoy, K. and Rehmus, W.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.02.017
2013

A pilot study of etanercept treatment for pemphigus vulgaris
Archives of Dermatology
Fiorentino, D.F. and Garcia, M.S. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.409
2011

A two-year, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial of oral green tea polyphenols on the long-term clinical and histologic appearance of photoaging skin
Dermatologic Surgery
Janjua, R. and Munoz, C. and Gorell, E. and Rehmus, W. and Egbert, B. and Kern, D. and Chang, A.L.S.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01183.x
2009

Practical Advice for Following Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Conducting a Clinical Trail: What you need to know
2009

Everything You Write Can be Used Against You in a Court of Law – Understanding Proper Documentation
Conducting a Clinical Trial: What you need to know
2009

Alefacept for erosive lichen planus: a case series.
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD
PubMed: 18459520
04/2008

Appearance of skin ageing in healthy women. Correlation with arnox levels: A potential new mechanism in ageing?
Clinical Dermatology: Retinoids and other Treatments
Rehmus, W.E. and Kern, D. and Janjua, R. and Morré, D.M. and Morré, D.J. and Knaggs, H.
2008

Basic Dermatology: A manual for primary care providers based on cases from the Republic of Palau
Self-published, Publication sponsored by The Ellis Foundation
2008

Alefacept for erosive lichen planus: A case series
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
Chang, A.L.S. and Badger, J. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.
2008

Supplementation with CoQ10 lowers age-related (ar) NOX levels in healthy subjects
BioFactors
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520320126
2008

Effects of moisturization on epidermal homeostasis and differentiation
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Short, R.W. and Chan, J.L. and Choi, J.M. and Egbert, B.M. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02297.x
2007

Nail Disorders
The Merck Manual. 18th Edition
2006

Hair Disorders
The Merck Manual. 18th Edition
2006

Onchocerciasis
Tropical Dermatology
2006

Bromhidrosis
EMedicine Dermatology
2006

Determining the relative importance of patient motivations for nonadherence to topical corticosteroid therapy in psoriasis
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Brown, K.K. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.12.021
2006

Hypersensitivity and Inflammatory Disorders
The Merck Manual. 18th Edition
2006

An assessment of the cost-utility of therapy for psoriasis
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Weiss, S.C. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.2006.2.3.325
2006

A randomized, controlled, double-blind study of the effect of wearing coated pH 5.5 latex gloves compared with standard powder-free latex gloves on skin pH, transepidermal water loss and skin irritation
Contact Dermatitis
Mirza, R. and Maani, N. and Liu, C. and Kim, J. and Rehmus, W.
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00833.x
2006

Bullous Diseases
The Merck Manual. 18th Edition
2006

Facial resurfacing for nonmelanoma skin cancer prophylaxis
Archives of Dermatology
Hantash, B.M. and Stewart, D.B. and Cooper, Z.A. and Rehmus, W.E. and Koch, R.J. and Swetter, S.M.
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.8.976
2006

Chromhidrosis
EMedicine Dermatology
2005

Lichen Striatus
EMedicine Dermatology
2005

Double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of green tea extracts in the clinical and histologic appearance of photoaging skin.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
Chiu, A.E. and Chan, J.L. and Kern, D.G. and Kohler, S. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31731
2005

Efficacy of a jellyfish sting inhibitor in preventing jellyfish stings in normal volunteers
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
Kimball, A.B. and Arambula, K.Z. and Stauffer, A.R. and Levy, V. and Davis, V.W. and Liu, M. and Rehmus, W.E. and Lotan, A. and Auerbach, P.S.
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2004)015[0102:EOAJSI]2.0.CO;2
2004

Workforce Characteristics of Mohs Surgery Fellows
Dermatologic Surgery
Nguyen, J.C. and Jacobson, C.C. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B. and Joseph, A.K.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30056.x
2004

POEM Syndrome
EMedicine Dermatology
2001

Microvascular studies on the origins of perfusion-limited hypoxia.
The British journal of cancer. Supplement
PubMed: 8763890
07/1996

Vesicular Palmoplantar Eczema
EMedicine Dermatology

Research

Scabies Study
Survey of practice of pediatric dermatologists in treatment of infants under 2 months of age with scabies.

Stigma Study
BC Children's Hospital is one of many sites across North America embarking on studying the impact of visible and potentially stigmatizing skin disease on patients who have them and their families.

Honours & Awards

Department of Dermatology Resident Teaching Award, 2016

AAD Presidential Citation

Health Volunteers Oversears Golden Apple Award, 2007

Research Group Members

Grace Tam, Research Manager, Division of Dermatology
Bianca Te, Medical Student