An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules
Transient neonatal pustular melanosis is mostly found in full-term black infants. It is a benign and self-limited disease, and the etiology is still unknown. We present a full-term female neonate with multiple vesiculopustular and pigmented macular lesions found immediately after her birth. A skin b...
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| description | Transient neonatal pustular melanosis is mostly found in full-term black infants. It is a benign and self-limited disease, and the etiology is still unknown. We present a full-term female neonate with multiple vesiculopustular and pigmented macular lesions found immediately after her birth. A skin biopsy showed vesicles consisting of intracorneal and subcorneal aggregates of neutrophils, which is compatible with transient neonatal pustular melanosis. Although it is rare in Taiwan and Asian countries, transient neonatal pustular melanosis should always be considered when pustulosis is found in the neonatal period to prevent the use of unnecessary antibiotics. Dermatological consultation and histological confirmation are sometimes required for the final diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-003977dec8674442a0ca00fb3d92bbc62022-12-22T03:43:08ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722010-12-0151635635810.1016/S1875-9572(10)60069-1An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as PustulesPei-San Chia0Cheung Leung1Yu-Ling Hsu2Cheng-Yu Lo3Department of Pediatrics, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Panchiao, TaiwanDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Panchiao, TaiwanDepartment of Dermatology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Panchiao, TaiwanDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Panchiao, TaiwanTransient neonatal pustular melanosis is mostly found in full-term black infants. It is a benign and self-limited disease, and the etiology is still unknown. We present a full-term female neonate with multiple vesiculopustular and pigmented macular lesions found immediately after her birth. A skin biopsy showed vesicles consisting of intracorneal and subcorneal aggregates of neutrophils, which is compatible with transient neonatal pustular melanosis. Although it is rare in Taiwan and Asian countries, transient neonatal pustular melanosis should always be considered when pustulosis is found in the neonatal period to prevent the use of unnecessary antibiotics. Dermatological consultation and histological confirmation are sometimes required for the final diagnosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600691pustulesnewborntransient neonatal pustular melanosis |
| spellingShingle | Pei-San Chia Cheung Leung Yu-Ling Hsu Cheng-Yu Lo An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules Pediatrics and Neonatology pustules newborn transient neonatal pustular melanosis |
| title | An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules |
| title_full | An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules |
| title_fullStr | An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules |
| title_short | An Infant With Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Presenting as Pustules |
| title_sort | infant with transient neonatal pustular melanosis presenting as pustules |
| topic | pustules newborn transient neonatal pustular melanosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600691 |
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