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Transient neonatal pustular melanosis

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54: 94:. It is vesiculopustular rash made up of 1–3 mm fluid-filled lesions that rupture, leaving behind a collarette of scale and a brown macule. The lesions are fragile and with no surrounding erythema. This rash occurs only in the newborn stage, usually appearing a few days after birth, but pigmented macules are sometimes already present at birth. The rash usually fades over three to four weeks but may linger for up to three months after birth. It can occur anywhere on the body, including the palms and soles. 143:
Transient neonatal pustular melanosis is diagnosed clinically, based on appearance alone, with no need for special testing.  Proper identification is important to distinguish it from other serious, infectious neonatal diseases and to help avoid unnecessary diagnostic testing and treatments.
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The incidence of TNPM is 0.6% in white infants and 4.4% in African-American infants in the United States. This rash also generally has a higher incidence in non-African-American infants with skin of color.
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No treatment is needed except for parental reassurance. The rash spontaneously resolves, usually in three to four weeks, but the pigmented macules may linger for up to three months after birth.
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There is significant regional variation and the incidence can vary widely in other nations. For example, in Brazil, transient neonatal pustular melanosis occurs in 9.6% of all newborns.
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On histopathology, the pigmented macules will show basal and supra-basal increase in pigmentation without any pigmentary incontinence. Bacterial culture will be negative.
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Ferrándiz, C; Coroleu, W; Ribera, M; Lorenzo, JC; Natal, A (1992). "Sterile transient neonatal pustulosis is a precocious form of erythema toxicum neonatorum".
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Ramamurthy, RS; Reveri, M; Esterly, NB; Fretzin, DF; Pildes, RS (May 1976). "Transient neonatal pustular melanosis".
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Increased frequency of placental squamous metaplasia has been reported in the mothers of some of these infants.
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or a "precocious" form of erythema toxicum neonatorum. No treatment is needed except for parental reassurance.
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A smear of the pustular contents will show polymorphic neutrophils and occasional eosinophils on
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Genetic influence is unlikely as it has been reported in only one of pairs of identical twins.
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The cause of TNPM is unknown. It has been suggested that TNPM is merely a variant of
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Transient neonatal pustular melanosis was clearly identified in 1976 by Ramamurthy
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KagoTague, Daniel A.; Sunjah, Frida; Kenfack, Kelly; Chiabi, Andreas (2017).
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Transient neonatal pustular melanosis was initially described in 1961 as
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and as such was not fully distinguished from other similar rashes.
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Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007).
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It has been suggested that TNPM is merely a precocious form of
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James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005).
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Araújo, Tami de; Schachner, Lawrence (August 2006).
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Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology
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Index

Transient neonatal pustulosis

Specialty
neonatal pustular eruption
newborns
erythema toxicum neonatorum
erythema toxicum neonatorum
Wright's stain
List of cutaneous conditions
ISBN
0-7216-2921-0
ISBN
978-1-4160-2999-1










"Neonatal pustular dermatosis: an overview"
doi
10.4103/0019-5154.152558
PMC
4372928
PMID
25814724

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