Korean J Pediatr.  2006 Jan;49(1):1-5. 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.1.1.

Neonatal skin diseases

• Kim KH

• KMID: 1875858
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2006.49.1.1

Abstract

Several physiological skin changes such as vernix caseosa, cutis marmorata, physiologic desquamation, and sebaceous hyperplasia have been described in the neonatal period. There are also clinical characteristics of skin peculiar to neonate and infancy. Skin disorders observed during neonatal and infancy period can be divided into transient skin lesions, birth marks, and other diseases. Transient skin lesions include milia, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, erythema neonatorum, transient neonatal pustular melanosis, and acne neonatorum. Nevocellular nevus, mongolian spot, vascular malformation, hemangioma, epidermal nevus, and sebaceous nevus belong to birth marks. There are several common skin diseases such as miliaria, diaper dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and cutaneous candidiasis.

Keyword

Physiological skin changes; Skin disorders observed during neonatal and infancy period

MeSH Terms

Acne Vulgaris
Candidiasis, Cutaneous
Dermatitis
Dermatitis, Atopic
Dermatitis, Seborrheic
Erythema
Hemangioma
Humans
Hyperplasia
Infant, Newborn
Melanosis
Miliaria
Mongolian Spot
Nevus
Parturition
Sebaceous Glands
Skin Diseases*
Skin*
Vascular Malformations
Vernix Caseosa