Journal of Neonatology
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 1

Neonatal pustular lesions: Sometimes serious sometimes not

  • Author:
  • Sandipan Dhar1,, Raghubir Banerjee2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 53 to 55

1Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata.

2Vivekananda Institute of Medical Science and Ramkrishna Mission Hospital, Kolkata, 700 026.

*E-mail: drsandipan@gmail.com

Abstract

Pustular lesions in the neonate are often benign and transient like erythema toxicum neonatorum, neonatal acne, infantile acropustulosis, transient neonatal pustular melanosis and feeding blisters. The infective causes like bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections need prompt intervention and management.