Open AccessNeonatal erythroderma: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
Author(s) -
Sandipan Dhar,
Raghubir Banerjee,
Rajib Malakar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.103068
Subject(s) - erythroderma , medicine , genodermatosis , atopic dermatitis , psoriasis , dermatology , exfoliative dermatitis , disease , differential diagnosis , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Erythroderma a life-threatening entity during the first one month, and many a time, a manifestation of genodermatosis, immune deficiency, psoriasis, metabolic diseases, and infections. Atopic dermatitis presenting as erythroderma is usually observed later, after this one-month period, and hence not a common differential for neonatal exfoliative dermatitis. Although a rare entity, there is a paucity of studies on this and in contrast to adults, some may manifest as cardinal signs of primary disease conditions.