Transient neonatal pustular melanosis
| Transient neonatal pustular melanosis | |
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| Other names: Transient neonatal pustulosis,[1] lentigines neonatorum[2] | |
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| Transient neonatal pustular melanosis | |
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Multiple small dark, fluid-filled bumps in the skin of a newborn[1] |
| Usual onset | Birth[3] |
| Causes | Not clear[4] |
| Diagnostic method | By appearance[4] |
| Differential diagnosis | Erythema toxicum neonatorum[3] |
| Treatment | Not required[3] |
| Prognosis | Good[3] |
| Frequency | Common, 5% of black African-American newborns, males=females[3] |
Transient neonatal pustular melanosis (TNPM), also known as pustular melanosis, presents with multiple small dark, fluid-filled bumps in the skin of a newborn.[1] They are usually 1mm to 3mm in size, but can be up to 1cm.[1] Some may have resolved before being born, leaving brownish spots.[3] The appearance of news bumps may indicate an alternative diagnosis.[1]
The cause of TNPM is not clear.[4] The condition gets better without treatment.[3]
TNPM is common, has been reported in 5% of black African-American newborns and 0.2% of white American newborns.[3] Males and females are affected equally.[3]
Symptoms and signs
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It is vesiculopustular and made up of 1-3 mm fluid-filled lesions that rupture, leaving behind a collarette of scale and a brown macule.[1] This rash occurs only in the newborn stage, usually appearing a few days after birth but is sometimes already present at birth.[1]
The rash usually fades within a week.[4] It can occur anywhere on the body, including the palms and soles.[3]
Causes
The cause of TNPM is not clear.[4]
Histopathology
Gram, Wright, or Giemsa staining of the pustular contents will shows a mixture of mostly neutrophils and some eosinophils.[1] On histopathology, the pigmented macules will show basal and supra-basal increase in pigmentation without any pigmentary incontinence.[5] Bacterial culture will be negative.[6]
It has been suggested that TNPM is merely a precocious form of erythema toxicum neonatorum based on the similar histopathology.[4]
Diagnosis
Transient neonatal pustular melanosis is diagnosed by its appearance alone.[4]
Treatment
No treatment is needed except for parental reassurance. The rash spontaneously resolves, usually in three to four weeks, but may linger for up to three months after birth.[5]
Epidemiology
TNPM is common, has been reported in 5% of black African-American newborns and 0.2% of white American newborns.[3] Males and females are affected equally.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "36. Disturbances of pigmentation". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 867–868. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 476. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Reginatto, FP; Villa, DD; Cestari, TF (April 2016). "Benign skin disease with pustules in the newborn". Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. 91 (2): 124–34. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164285. PMID 27192509. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Norris, Diana (2018). "Transient neonatal pustular melanosis | DermNet NZ". dermnetnz.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- 1 2 “Neonatal Pustular Dermatosis: An Overview”. Indian Journal of Dermatology. 60 (2): 211. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.152558
- ↑ Ferrándiz C, Coroleu W, Ribera M, Lorenzo JC, Natal A (1992). “Sterile transient neonatal pustulosis is a precocious form of erythema toxicum neonatorum”. Dermatology. 185:18–22.