The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology was held in Monterey, CA, Aug. 7-9, 1980. It was cosponsored by the Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, and organized and chaired by Drs. Alvin H. Jacobs, Abigail Thorton Givens, Lucy Schmidt, and Paul H. Jacobs. Following Dr. Alvin Jacob's opening remarks, Dr. George Muller, a veterinarian from Stanford University Medical Center who specializes in cutaneous diseases, spoke on the child, his skin, and his pets. Dr. Muller began his presentation by noting that ticks and fleas are not usually transmitted directly from animals to their human owners, but that mites are directly transferable from pet to owner. Apparently, veterinarians no longer use the term because it is too vague but prefer terms that more accurately describe the disease. Sarcoptic mange is now referred to as canine scabies. This is a common disorder among domestic pets (cats and dogs) as well as farm animals (horses, goats, sheep, and pigs), each being infested with a species-specific mite. The resultant dermatitis is both clinically symptomatic and morphologically distinct-cats and dogs are most severely affected over the distal ears, elbows, and upper back. It is usually possible to obtain a positive KOH preparation from these areas. All dogs on the premises must be treated with four weekly applications of lime-sulfur, malathion, or other acaricidal dips. The canine scabies mite produces a self-limited papular and extremely pruritic erup-