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Widespread Miliaria Crystallina in a Newborn with Hypernatremic Dehydration
Author(s) -
Engür Defne,
Türkmen Münevver Kaynak,
Şavk Ekin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12055
Subject(s) - medicine , dehydration , pediatrics , anesthesia , biochemistry , chemistry
Miliaria, which is extravasation of sweat into the epidermis and dermis due to sweat duct obstruction, is a commonly seen dermatologic disorder in newborns. We present a case of extensive, widespread miliaria crystallina that developed in a newborn during treatment of severe hypernatremic dehydration. A possible mechanism could be the destruction of sweat ducts with excretion of sweat with high levels of sodium.