TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Section 1. Benign Neonatal Dermatoses
A1  - Weinberg, Samuel
A1  - Prose, Neil S.
A1  - Kristal, Leonard
PY  - 2008
T2  - Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 4e
AB  - This  very  common  and  completely  benign  condition  usually  arises  in  the  first  2  days  of  life.  It  is  seen  in  about  half  of  healthy  newborns  and  occurs  less  frequently  in  preterm  infants.  The  lesions  are  erythematous  macules,  within  which  papules  and  pustules  may  develop.  The  trunk  is  the  most  common  site,  but  all  other  body  surfaces,  except  for  the  palms  and  soles,  may  be  involved.  Occasionally'  these  lesions  may  occur  in  plaques.  The  eruption  shown  in  Fig.  1-1  began  2  hours  after  delivery  and  involved  the  face  and  trunk.  The  eruption  shown  in  Fig.  1-2  was  unusual  in  that  it  was  so  widespread  and  vesiculopustular.  Occasionally,  this  unimportant  eruption  must  be  differentiated  from  more  serious  infectious  processes,  such  as  neonatal  herpes  simplex.  Tzanck  smear  of  a  pustule  of  erythema  toxicum  neonatorum  will  reveal  numerous  eosinophils  but  no  multinucleated  giant  cells  or  bacteria.  Occasionally,  peripheral  eosinophilia  is  also  present.  The  cause  of  this  condition  is  not  known,  and  it  resolves  spontaneously  within  10  days.  No  treatment  is  required.  
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