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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, diaper dermatitis, contact irritant

Body Site

buttock sacrum (tail bone) diaper area genital

Age

2 weeks

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A tiny 2 week old premature infant (gestational age 23.5 weeks) developed an irritant contact dermatitis on the scarum and buttocks. The dermatitis was treated with gentle cleansing and barrier zinc oxide paste.

Description

red crusted plaque with overlying zinc oxide paste

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions neonatal dermatology

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9/15/2001 23:19:29

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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