NEONATAL ACNE

NEONATAL ACNE

What is Neonatal Acne

  • Open & closed comedones (papules/pustules), on face and upper trunk
  • Thought to be due to androgens (maternal & infant)
  • Common (20% of infants),
  • Often present at birth or develops in second to third week of life
  • Mild medicine may be prescribed as per severity.
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