Newborn Skin

spider-webbing of skin

Cutis Marmorata
Yellow pustules with red base, eosinophils in pus

Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Gravity dependent side has intense reddening, line of demarcation

Harlequin color change
Red mark on nape of neck, eyelids, forehead
Permanent

Macular stain (stork bite)
Keratin obstructs eccrine sweat duct, accumulation of sweat under duct
- Miliaria
- Tx - reduce sweating
Blue discoloriation of butt
- Mongolian spot
- Tx - document to avoid later confusion with bruise, fades in 2 yrs.
3 wks old acne
- Neonatal acne
- From maternal hormones
3 months old acne
- Infantile acne
- Stays until age 3
Pustules on hyperpigmented macules

Transient neonatal pustular melanosis

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mthoma98

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Newborn Skin

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2011-06-10T21:50:31Z