Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′

Neonatal and infantile erythroderma or "the red baby" is a rare condition. It can be potentially life-threatening and requires urgent attention of the dermatologists. The causes of erythroderma in this age group are different from that in adults and distinctive, but maybe difficult to esta...

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Main Author: Sarkar Rashmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=3;spage=178;epage=181;aulast=Sarkar
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spelling doaj-01947d18d8e14cf1b376358aa747151f2020-11-24T23:11:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51542006-01-01513178181Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′ Sarkar RashmiNeonatal and infantile erythroderma or "the red baby" is a rare condition. It can be potentially life-threatening and requires urgent attention of the dermatologists. The causes of erythroderma in this age group are different from that in adults and distinctive, but maybe difficult to establish due to poor specificity of clinical and laboratory findings. Careful monitoring and management of the patient may improve the final outcome. In this review, the various causes of "the red baby" is discussed along with its prognosis and management.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=3;spage=178;epage=181;aulast=SarkarErythrodermaneonateinfantetiology
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Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Erythroderma
neonate
infant
etiology
author_facet Sarkar Rashmi
author_sort Sarkar Rashmi
title Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
title_short Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
title_full Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
title_fullStr Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
title_full_unstemmed Neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′The red baby′
title_sort neonatal and infantile erythroderma: ′the red baby′
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dermatology
issn 0019-5154
publishDate 2006-01-01
description Neonatal and infantile erythroderma or "the red baby" is a rare condition. It can be potentially life-threatening and requires urgent attention of the dermatologists. The causes of erythroderma in this age group are different from that in adults and distinctive, but maybe difficult to establish due to poor specificity of clinical and laboratory findings. Careful monitoring and management of the patient may improve the final outcome. In this review, the various causes of "the red baby" is discussed along with its prognosis and management.
topic Erythroderma
neonate
infant
etiology
url http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=3;spage=178;epage=181;aulast=Sarkar
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