TY - JOUR
T1 - Neonatal birthmarks
T2 - A prospective survey in 1000 neonates
AU - Techasatian, Leelawadee
AU - Sanaphay, Vilounna
AU - Paopongsawan, Pongsatorn
AU - Schachner, Lawrence A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was supported by a grant from Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Medicine (Grant Number IN58333).
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The majority of neonatal cutaneous conditions are benign and self-limited. However, some skin infections and specific birthmarks are serious and require proper management approaches. This study was a prospective survey of 1000 consecutive newborns at a tertiary care center in Northeast Thailand from September 2015 to 2016, which aimed to identify various cutaneous findings in newborns during their first 5 days of life. The authors found that Mongolian spots (66.7%) and sebaceous gland hyperplasia (60.9%) were the 2 most common cutaneous conditions found in the Thai population. Salmon patches were the most frequent vascular birthmarks (36%), followed by infantile hemangiomas (1.1%) and port wine stains (0.7%). Although majority of the neonatal cutaneous conditions are benign and self-limited, there were 8 cases (0.8%) of bullous impetigo in which both systemic and topical antibiotics were promptly prescribed.
AB - The majority of neonatal cutaneous conditions are benign and self-limited. However, some skin infections and specific birthmarks are serious and require proper management approaches. This study was a prospective survey of 1000 consecutive newborns at a tertiary care center in Northeast Thailand from September 2015 to 2016, which aimed to identify various cutaneous findings in newborns during their first 5 days of life. The authors found that Mongolian spots (66.7%) and sebaceous gland hyperplasia (60.9%) were the 2 most common cutaneous conditions found in the Thai population. Salmon patches were the most frequent vascular birthmarks (36%), followed by infantile hemangiomas (1.1%) and port wine stains (0.7%). Although majority of the neonatal cutaneous conditions are benign and self-limited, there were 8 cases (0.8%) of bullous impetigo in which both systemic and topical antibiotics were promptly prescribed.
KW - Birthmark
KW - Newborn skin findings
KW - Physiologic neonatal skin conditions
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U2 - 10.1177/2333794X19835668
DO - 10.1177/2333794X19835668
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073814526
VL - 6
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Global Pediatric Health
JF - Global Pediatric Health
SN - 2333-794X
ER -