Newborn with desquamating rash

J Fam Pract. 2019 Apr;68(3):175-177.

Abstract

A 9-day-old boy was brought to the emergency department by his mother. The infant had been doing well until his most recent diaper change when his mother noticed a rash around the umbilicus, genitalia, and anus. The infant was born at term via spontaneous vaginal delivery. The pregnancy was uncomplicated; the infant's mother was group B strep negative. Following a routine postpartum course, the infant underwent an elective circumcision before hospital discharge on his second day of life. There were no interval reports of irritability, poor feeding, fevers, vomiting, or changes in urine or stool output.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Erythema / diagnosis
  • Erythema / etiology
  • Exanthema / diagnosis
  • Exanthema / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents