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Transient neonatal pustulosis

MedGen UID:: 590677
•Concept ID:: C0406782
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis; Transient neonatal pustular melanosis
SNOMED CT:	Transient neonatal pustular melanosis (239092005); Transient neonatal pustulosis (239092005)

Definition

A benign, self-limited eruption of vesicles, pustules and macules seen in newborns. The fluid-filled lesions typically rupture and resolve within 48 hours while the macular lesions may persist for months. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVTransient neonatal pustulosis

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
- Neonatal disorder
  - Transient neonatal pustulosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pustular skin disorders: diagnosis and treatment.

Mengesha YM, Bennett ML
Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3(6):389-400. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200203060-00003. PMID: 12113648

Diagnosis and treatment of pustular disorders in the neonate.

Van Praag MC, Van Rooij RW, Folkers E, Spritzer R, Menke HE, Oranje AP
Pediatr Dermatol 1997 Mar-Apr;14(2):131-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00221.x. PMID: 9144701

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

A case of sterile transient neonatal pustulosis presenting with large flaccid pustules.

Fujisawa Y, Miyazono Y, Kawachi Y, Otsuka F
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Nov-Dec;30(6):e238-9. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1111/pde.12063. PMID: 23278766

Sterile transient neonatal pustulosis is a precocious form of erythema toxicum neonatorum.

Ferrándiz C, Coroleu W, Ribera M, Lorenzo JC, Natal A
Dermatology 1992;185(1):18-22. doi: 10.1159/000247396. PMID: 1638066

Clinical prediction guides

Sterile transient neonatal pustulosis is a precocious form of erythema toxicum neonatorum.

Ferrándiz C, Coroleu W, Ribera M, Lorenzo JC, Natal A
Dermatology 1992;185(1):18-22. doi: 10.1159/000247396. PMID: 1638066

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