Hurwitz02 Flashcards
infant skin is ***% thinner
40-60
normal reticulated bluish mottling of the skin seen on the trunk and extremities of infants and young children
Cutis marmorata
treatment for cutis marmorata
none, transitory and benign
white negative pattern of cutis marmorata
cutis marmorata alba
if cutis marmorata changes are persistent even with rewarming, and are deep violaceous in color, what is possible dx?
cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
occurs when the infant is lying on his or her side and consists of reddening of one-half of the body with simultaneous blanching of the other half
Harlequin color change
cause of Harlequin color change
immaturity if hypothalamic centers for peripheral blood vessel tone
a term used to describe infants who develop a grayish-brown discoloration of the skin, serum, and urine while undergoing phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia
Bronze baby syndrome
a subperiosteal hematoma overlying the calvarium
cephalohematoma
localized edema of the newborn scalp related to the mechanical forces involved in parturition
Caput succedaneum
severe Caput succedaneum may cause
alopecia
refers to an annular alopecia that presents in a circumferential ring around the scalp in infants with a history of caput
Halo scalp ring
macular depressions or outpouchings of skin associated with loss of dermal elastic tissue seen in premature infants
Anetoderma of prematurity
may occur on the scalp or chest of infants or children at sites of electroencephalograph or electrocardiograph electrode placement, as a result of diagnostic heel sticks performed during the neonatal period, or after intramuscular or intravenous administration of calcium chloride or calcium gluconate for the treatment of neonatal hypocalcemia
Calcinosis cutis
wax-like hardening if skin and subQ covering whole body in premature infants with serious underlying condition; poor prognosis
sclerema neonatorum
circumscribed, indurated erythematous nodules and plaques on buttucks, thighs,arms, face, shoulders in full term, healthy newborns; good prognosis
subcutaneous fat necrosis
mortality in scerema neonatorum
50-70%
etiology of subQ fat necrosis
perinatal trauma, asphyxia, hypothermia, hypercalcemia
lab abnormalities of subQ fat necrosis
thrombocytopenia, hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia
vesicular eruption with subsequent maceration and obstruction of the eccrine ducts (sweat retention)
Miliaria