1. Transient neonatal pustular melanosis: A possible cause of antibiotic misuse in neonates
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Dorathy Chinwe Obu, Nnamdi Benson Onyire, Kambiri Phina Muojiuba, Olapeju Wunmi Daniyan, and Obumneme Benaiah Ezeanosike
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medicine.medical_specialty ,vesicles ,business.industry ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,General Medicine ,Antibiotic misuse ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,pustules ,transient ,newborn ,Hospital admission ,medicine ,Medicine ,Transient neonatal pustular melanosis ,business - Abstract
The presence of pustules or vesiculo-pustular lesions in newborns is always a cause of concern both to the family and the attending physician. Transient neonatal pustular melanosis (TNPM) is a benign idiopathic skin condition characterized by vesicles, superficial pustules, and pigmented macules, usually occurring in newborns at birth. It is self-limiting with spontaneous resolution. We report a case of TNPM in a term female who was managed without antibiotic administration and hospital admission.
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- 2020