Desquamation - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

desquamation

Body Site

trunk abdomen chest

Age

1 days

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant) generalized, disseminated

Comments

This healthy newborn developed prominent desquamation within the first 24 hours of life. She was full term, fed well, and left the nursery the next day.

Description

diffuse, generalized, prominent peeling scale along skin creases

Image Added

9/22/2007 22:38:30

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