impetigo neonatorum


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der·ma·ti·tis ex·fo·li·a·ti·va in·fan·tum

, dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum
a generalized pyoderma accompanied by exfoliative dermatitis, with constitutional symptoms, affecting young infants, which may result from atopic dermatitis, Leiner disease, or staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.
Synonym(s): impetigo neonatorum (1)

impetigo neonatorum

(1) Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum, see there.
(2) Bullous impetigo in infants, see there.

bul·lous im·pe·ti·go of new·born

(bul'ŭs im-pĕ-tī'gō nū'bōrn)
Disseminated bullous lesions appearing soon after birth, caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus.
Synonym(s): impetigo neonatorum (2) , pemphigus gangrenosus (2) .

der·ma·ti·tis ex·fo·li·a·ti·va in·fan·tum

, dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum (dĕr'mă-tī'tis eks-fō-lē-a-tī'vă in-fan'tŭm, nē-ō-nā-tō'rŭm)
A generalized pyoderma accompanied by exfoliative dermatitis, with constitutional symptoms, affecting young infants; may result from atopic dermatitis, Leiner disease, or staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.
Synonym(s): impetigo neonatorum (1) .
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