pustular melanosis

a transient, benign, pustular rash of unknown etiology seen in neonates; leaves a hyperpigmented base when the pustule resolves.

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Vesiculopustular disorders of neonates are common; HSV infection, herpes zoster, congenital syphilis, neonatal acne, staphylococcal infections, bullous impetigo, epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Letterer-Siwe disease, transient pustular melanosis, neonatal dermatitis herpetiformis, and IP all have vesiculopustular cutaneous manifestations.

Incontinentia pigmenti mimicking a herpes simplex virus infection in the newborn

Neonatal (birth-6 weeks) acne has a prevalence of 20%, though these lesions actually may represent acneiform conditions such as self-limited neonatal cephalic pustulosis or transient neonatal pustular melanosis.

Clinical guidelines: diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acne

Atopic and contact dermatitis, phytophotodermatitis, transient neonatal pustular melanosis, and neonatal lupus erythematosus are among the noteworthy clinical challenges, she said at the meeting.

For example, the hyperpigmented macules or pustules that characterize transient neonatal pustular melanosis are reported in 4.

Dermatoses elusive in child with skin of color

Chia PS, Leung C, Hsu YL, Lo Cy: An infant with transient neonatal pustular melanosis presenting as pustules.

Neonatal dermatoses/Yenidogan dermatozlari

The rare dermatoses, which we did not encounter in our study, include transient neonatal pustular melanosis, subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborns, nevus sebaceous, port wine stain, supernumerary nipples and blue nevus.

CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS IN 1000 PAKISTANI NEWBORNS

Transient neonatal pustular melanosis is more common in darker skin, compared with lighter skin; as many as 5% of African American newborns have this condition, Dr.