[Birth marks and neonatal skin disorders. From angel kiss to epidermolysis bullosa].

BACKGROUND

At present there are no exact epidemiologic data on the prevalence of neonatal skin disorders and birth marks in Hungary.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the authors was to investigate the prevalence of skin disorders in mature healthy neonates after birth.

METHODS

The survey was carried out in the Neonatal Care Unit at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Szeged between April, 2012 and May, 2013.

RESULTS

A total of 2289 newborn infants underwent whole-body screening skin examinations. At least one skin manifestation was found in 63% of the neonates. The major groups of skin disorders were transient benign cutaneous lesions, vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, traumatic, iatrogenic, congenital or acquired disorders with skin injuries, developmental abnormalities and benign skin tumours. The most frequent transient cutaneous lesions were erythema toxicum neonatorum, sebaceous hyperplasia and desquamation. The most common vascular lesions were naevus simplex, haemangioma and haemangioma precursor lesion, while the most frequently observed pigmented lesions were congenital melanocytic naevi and Mongolian spot.

CONCLUSIONS

In the vast majority of cases, special treatment was not necessary, but 5.27% of the neonates required local dermatologic therapy, and in 9.2% of neonates follow up was recommended.