Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis - DermAtlas

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Mark Langfitt, MD

Diagnosis

transient neonatal pustular melanosis

Body Site

foot sole

Age

1 days

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Comments

A healthy vigorous newborn developed widespread pustules most prominent on the scalp, face, and lower back and buttocks during the first day of life. Many lesions had ruptured leaving hyperpigmented macules with a surrounding ring of scale.

Description

diffuse symmetric 2-3 mm pustules and hyperpigmented macules with a collarette of scale

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6/1/2003 20:57:02

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