The neonatal period encompasses the first four weeks of life outside of the womb. Because neonates have a wide range of clinical symptoms ranging from physiological to severely diseased, it's important to distinguish between benign and clinically significant skin abnormalities. It's crucial to diagnose temporary skin lesions in infants and distinguish them from more significant illnesses in order to avoid unneeded therapy for the babies while also assuring parents that these skin manifestations have a positive prognosis.
Aims and Objectives: To investigate the varied types of cutaneous manifestations seen in newborns, as well as to assess the prevalence of physiological and pathological skin lesions.
Materials and Procedures: The department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, Eluru, West Godavari district, A.P., did a prospective study with 100 newborns from the postnatal ward, paediatric, and dermatology departments of the same institution who had at least one cutaneous sign. The research was carried out between November 2011 and May 2013.
The 100 newborns were divided into 54 boys and 46 females. Among them were 89 full-term babies, nine preterm babies, and two post-term babies. Physiological skin lesions were the most common, accounting for 57.0 percent of all cutaneous lesions in infants, followed by eczematous eruptions (18.2%), transient non-infectious illnesses (10.2%), birthmarks (9.1%), and others (5.5%) in decreasing order of frequency.
Conclusion: The normal differences that occur during the neonatal period are revealed in this study of newborn skin. It's important to remember that the majority of skin lesions in babies are temporary and don't require treatment.Author(S) Details
Purnachandra Badabagni
Department of Dermatology, ESIC Medical College, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, India.
Ramadevi Birudala
Department of Dermatology, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, India.
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