NEONATE: SKIN ASSESSMENT

Question 1

Milia

ATI 270

Answer 1

Milia (small raised white spots on the chin, nose, and forehead) may be present. These spots disappear spontaneously without treatment (instruct the infant’s parents not to squeeze or pop the spots).

Question 2

Mongolian Spots

Answer 2

° Mongolian spots (bluish purple spots of pigmentation) are commonly noted on the neonate’s back, shoulders, and buttocks. These spots are frequently present on dark-skinned infants

Question 3

Telangiectatic nevi (stork bites)

Answer 3

° Telangiectatic nevi (stork bites) are flat pink or red marks that easily blanch and are found on the neonate’s upper eyelids, back of the neck, and middle of the forehead. They usually fade by the second year of life.

Question 4

Nevus flammeus (port wine stain)

Answer 4

° Nevus flammeus (port wine stain) is a capillary angioma below the surface of the skin that is red or purple, varies in size and shape, is commonly seen on the face, and does not blanch or disappear.

Question 5

Erythema toxic (erythema neonatorum)

Answer 5

° Erythema toxicum (erythema neonatorum), is a pink rash that appears suddenly anywhere on the body of a term neonate during the first 3 weeks. No treatment is required.

Question 6

Texture

Answer 6

dry soft smooth

Question 7

vernix caseosa

Answer 7

protective thick cheesy covering amounts vary

Question 8

Lanugo

Answer 8

fine downy hair