Peds Derm Flashcards
where is it rare to find erythema toxicum neonatorum
palms and soles
erythema toxicum neonatorum
benign transient pustular eruption- scattered and diffuse
more common in healthy term infants
course of erythema toxicum neonatrum
lasts for first 2-3 weeks of life than resolves spontaneously
smear of pustules in erythema toxicum neonatorum shows
eosinophils
transient neonatal pustular melanosis
seen more commonly in darker pigmented indiiduals and can leave residual hyperpig and scale that is self resolving
neonatal candidasis
transmitted transvaginally frm mom to baby; benign and resolves spontaneously unlike more serious congential candidasis
diaper dermatitis
red itchy rash in daper that spares folds caused by urine and feces
if persistant consider other causes
candida diaper rash (in comparison)
beefy red color with satellite lesions
infantile seborrheic dermatitis
scaly rash involving scalp, face and body folds; yellow waxy scale
begins early in life and imrpoves aroudn a year
infantile seborrheic dermatitis is not very
itchy
why is infantile seborrheic dermatitis not atopic dermatitis
atopic dermatitis is not greasy and is more itchy
urticarial pigmentosa
form of cutaenous mast cell disease; itchy red-orange-brown spots that blister with rubbing
darrier’s sign
blsitering with rubbing
when does urticarial pigmentosa typically begin
3-9 months of age
where else can UP involve
liver
spleen
GI tract
bone
what should patients with UP avoid
non-immunologic mast cell degranulators (opiates, NSAIDs)