Transient neonatal pustular melanosis: A frequent misdiagnosis in neonates
Journal Title: The Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Transient pustular melanosis is a neonatal dermatosis usually considered as a clinical form of toxic erythema, which is relatively frequent in neonates of the black race. It is benign and often misdiagnosed. The diagnosis is clinical, and characterized by a rapid onset of a diffuse vesiculo-pustular eruption which rapidly evolves to small pigmented maculae. It regresses spontaneously within a few weeks, and this differentiates it from other neonatal pustular dermatosis of infectious origin. We report a case of transitory pustular melanosis seen at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon and we discuss nosologic problems and the main differential diagnoses.
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Daniel A. Kago Tague, Frida Sunjoh, Kelly Kenfack, Andreas Chiabi
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